OL97: Migrating from Internet Mail to Outlook

ID: Q162362

The information in this article applies to:

SUMMARY

This article describes how to copy your e-mail messages from Outlook Express or the Internet Mail portion of Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0 for Windows 95 and Windows NT, to your Microsoft Outlook 97 folders. It also describes options for using the Windows Address Book data with Outlook.

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Exporting Mail Folders to Outlook

Internet Mail is an SMTP/POP3 mail client. It sends mail to and receives mail from your existing SMTP/POP3 mail server. Internet Mail stores messages in message folders. These folders are in a different format from Outlook and Exchange MAPI folders. Consequently, you must use the Internet Mail export feature to move messages into your Outlook folders. In Internet Mail, follow these steps to export your messages to Outlook:

1. On the File menu, click Export and Messages. You should receive the 

   following message:

      This will export messages from Internet Mail to Microsoft Exchange.
2. Click OK to open the Export Messages dialog box.

3. Choose to either export the contents of all Internet Mail folders 

   or select specific folders, and then click OK.
Your Internet Mail e-mail messages should now appear in the corresponding folders of your Outlook profile.

Using the Windows Address Book with Outlook

The Windows Address Book (WAB) used by Internet Mail and News is in a different format from the MAPI-compliant Personal Address Book used by Outlook and Exchange. You have two choices for using your WAB data with Outlook. First, you can continue to use your WAB to address Outlook mail messages. Second, you can convert your existing addresses from the Windows Address Book to your Outlook Personal Address Book.

For additional information about how to use your Windows Address Book with Outlook, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q164531
   TITLE     : OL97: How to Use the Windows Address Book (WAB) With Outlook
If you want to convert your WAB address data into an Outlook Personal Address Book, Connected Software distributes a conversion utility called WabOut. WabOut is available on the Internet at: 

   http://www.connectedsw.com/WabOut.html
NOTE: The Web URL above is case sensitive.

Wabout has some limitations in that you will not see any contacts that are imported to the Address Book. To make them visible, you must "dirty" the email name (change or re-write at least one of the letters or numbers in the email name).

Connected Software also offers other programs for use with Outlook.

WabOut is distributed by Connected Software a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

REFERENCES

For additional information about Internet Mail and News, please see the following articles in the Internet database of the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q154285
   TITLE     : Internet Mail Uses Only default MS Exchange Folders

   ARTICLE-ID: Q155400
   TITLE     : Messages Lose Properties After Import Into MS Exchange

   ARTICLE-ID: Q154317
   TITLE     : Cannot Export Messages if Drive is Compressed

   ARTICLE-ID: Q161370
   TITLE     : Cannot Export Address Book Entries from Internet Mail


Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbinterop kbpatch IntpImEx 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 25, 1999