According to what I read in looking further, what I
said at the outset is correct. You can set Outlook as your default mail
program and press enter on an EML message. That opens the message in
Outlook. I'll do further checking to make sure that the information I've
seen is correct. If it isn't, I'll send another message.
Gene
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Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on reading
e-mails
I just checked. Outlook used to
support EML but that changed at some point. I haven't done enough
checking to see how to work around the problem or perhaps convert the files to
the format Outlook works with.
But the discussion raises another question.
Outlook Express isn't supposed to be used beyond XP. There is a version
that has been altered so that it can be. Some people use it without
problems and some people have problems. But is there any particular reason
why you want to use Outlook? Is it coming with the computer? You can
use Windows Live Mail or Thunderbirrd and they are both free. I know that
Windows Live Mail uses EML. I don't know about Thunderbird but I would
expect it to. It's a widely used format.
If you want to read eml files in Outlook, I may
have more information about that in a later message.
Gene
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Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on reading
e-mails
EML is a widely used e-mail format. I would
be very surprised if Outlook doesn't use it or work with it. If it is your
default e-mail program, pressing enter on any saved message in that format
should cause it to open in the program.
Just so you know, you have a lot of other choices
than Outlook Express. Windows Live Mail uses the format, and I would think
e-mail programs do in general.
Gene
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Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on reading
e-mails
I am currently using Outlook Express on my desktop
computer. I have saved, over the years, many e-mails in folders on the computer
in the .eml format.
I want to use Outlook 2010 on my laptop, so I
wanted to be sure that I could open those files using that program on my laptop.
It seems as though I cannot.
My other option is to install Outlook Express on my
laptop. I thought Outlook might be a more stable program, although I don't have
too many issues that I can't deal with using Outlook Express, more just
irritating ones. I was hoping to avoid those.
Vicki
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Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2017 5:28
PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on
reading e-mails
Hi
Vicky,
The
fact that you are not using OE complicates things somewhat, especially
relating to the ‘manual’ conversion. To manually convert you would need to
have OE installed and also install Windows Live Mail. While OE is a Microsoft
product, it is in no way compatible with MS Outlook and Outlook will not
import OE emails directly. The manual process requires importing OE mail into
Live Mail and then exporting to a PST file. There are, as Gene mentioned,
3rd party software vendors that provide DBX to PST converters which
is the most effective means of converting.
As
a matter of interest, how did you extract the files/emails you say you have in
a folder, which were originally in Outlook Express?
John.
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On
Behalf Of Vicki
Sent: 30 March 2017 21:49
To:
main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on reading
e-mails
My
e-mails are stored in a folder.
I
will be using Outlook 2010.
I
currently do not have Outlook Express installed on the machine.
I
am mainly interested in just being able to open and read, as well as access
links in my saved Outlook Express e-mails that are saved in folders on my
computer, not in Outlook Express.
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Sent:
Thursday, March 30, 2017 9:44 AM
Subject:
Re: [TechTalk] question on reading e-mails
Hi
Vicky,
Are
you currently using Outlook Express, or do you just have emails stored in a
folder? I can give you step-by-step instructions on how to migrate the old
OE emails and import them into Outlook, but first I need to know the
following:
1.
Are
you intending to import emails currently listed and being used in Outlook
Express?
2.
Which
version of Microsoft Outlook are you intending to use, 2010, 2013 or
2016?
3.
Will
Microsoft Outlook be installed on the same machine as Outlook Express or a
different machine?
John.
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On
Behalf Of Ron Canazzi
Sent: 30 March 2017 14:29
To:
main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on
reading e-mails
Hi Vicki,
It means that you will first export the messages using the Outlook
Express export for messages features and then you will use the Outlook
Import feature by highlighting the folder/file where the messages have been
exported and then, the messages will be imported into Outlook in the proper
format.
On 3/30/2017 2:13 AM, Vicki wrote:
I'm not sure what that means, import, yes, but does
that means those messages will be imported into the program or will they
be converted to the correct format as I open them and still remain on my
computer in a folder as a saved message?
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Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 9:34
PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] question on reading
e-mails
Hi Vicki,
You can use the import feature in Outlook to import those messages
into the proper format.
On 3/29/2017 5:38 PM, Vicki
wrote:
I have a question about reading e-mails from one
e-mail program with another e-mail program.
I have hundreds of e-mails saved from Outlook
Express, many with links, and I am now thinking of switching to
Outlook.
My question is this. Since Outlook Express saved
e-mails have a .eml extension, and Outlook e-mails have another
extension, will I be able to open, read and access the links, etc., in
my saved Outlook Express e-mails with the Outlook
program?
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