windows mail outlook express mailbox

Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message

Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:

Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

"Taliesin" wrote in message

Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.

In both programs go to Tools | Accounts and double click the account. On the Advanced tab tell each of them to leave a copy on the server for a convenient number of days.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM http://www.fjsmjs.com Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those into an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE. Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag them into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
steve
"Taliesin" wrote in message

Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:
Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file change or such? Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message

WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those into an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE. Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag them into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
steve
"Taliesin" wrote in message Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:
Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

"Michael" wrote in message

Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file change or such? Michael

In both programs go to Tools | Accounts and double click the account. On the Advanced tab tell each of them to leave a copy on the server for a convenient number of days
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM http://www.fjsmjs.com Please reply in newsgroup. Do NOT send email.

I don't understand what you mean. Maybe Frank answered.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message

Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file change or such? Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those into an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE. Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag them into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
steve
"Taliesin" wrote in message Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:
Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

I mean to have two separate email folders - for each OE and WM. Next, if I download email in one of them - say OE - I would like to synchronize (ignoring the file type) WM email folder with OE email folder and thus not needing to open the mail with WM on the POP server again. I understand OE saves in .dbx while WM saves in .eml; however, I also understood from other posts here (I might have gotten it wrong, though) that if you paste .eml files in OE folder, OE can open them. Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message

I don't understand what you mean. Maybe Frank answered.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file change or such? Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those into an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE. Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag them into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
steve
"Taliesin" wrote in message Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:
Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

All you have to do to reincorporate the messages from WInMail to OE, is dig down into the directory tree of folders in Explorer and find the eml files and then just drag them into an OE folder. The reverse works as well.
I at the moment prefer to download from each system leaving the messages on the server, rather than having to synchronize the OSs by dragging messages about, with the exception of the sent items, which I backup and import into other builds.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message

I mean to have two separate email folders - for each OE and WM. Next, if I download email in one of them - say OE - I would like to synchronize (ignoring the file type) WM email folder with OE email folder and thus not needing to open the mail with WM on the POP server again. I understand OE saves in .dbx while WM saves in .eml; however, I also understood from other posts here (I might have gotten it wrong, though) that if you paste .eml files in OE folder, OE can open them. Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message I don't understand what you mean. Maybe Frank answered.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file change or such? Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those into an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE. Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag them into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
steve
"Taliesin" wrote in message Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:
Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

I don't leave my Email folders in their default settings... only the length of the folder address makes me sure that something will go wrong. I just make an Email folder on another HDD and back it up on another HDD. That's why I was thinking of synchronizing. Thx for answering, Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message

All you have to do to reincorporate the messages from WInMail to OE, is dig down into the directory tree of folders in Explorer and find the eml files and then just drag them into an OE folder. The reverse works as well.
I at the moment prefer to download from each system leaving the messages on the server, rather than having to synchronize the OSs by dragging messages about, with the exception of the sent items, which I backup and import into other builds.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message I mean to have two separate email folders - for each OE and WM. Next, if I download email in one of them - say OE - I would like to synchronize (ignoring the file type) WM email folder with OE email folder and thus not needing to open the mail with WM on the POP server again. I understand OE saves in .dbx while WM saves in .eml; however, I also understood from other posts here (I might have gotten it wrong, though) that if you paste .eml files in OE folder, OE can open them. Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message I don't understand what you mean. Maybe Frank answered.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file change or such? Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those into an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE. Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag them into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
steve
"Taliesin" wrote in message Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:
Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

Steve,
I will be soon purchasing a new PC w/ Vista. Does Windows Mail (WM) allow you to keep for POP3 accounts copy of messages on server after downloading to WM (via the 'advanced tab') and like Outlook Express you don't have to select 'remove after X days'. (e.g. you only need to check box 'leave copy on server' but don't need to also check box to 'remove after x days')
That is, if I have a POP3 account, can I set up Windows Mail account to leave copy on server, and not delete it after a certain numbers of days, and thus when I chose to delete it, I can on the server (via accessing that email account on its server)?
Thanks in advance for your assistance. :)
P.S. I was searching for posts abput keeping POP3 emails on server and these July postings were the main thread
"Steve Cochran" wrote:

All you have to do to reincorporate the messages from WInMail to OE, is dig down into the directory tree of folders in Explorer and find the eml files and then just drag them into an OE folder. The reverse works as well.
I at the moment prefer to download from each system leaving the messages on the server, rather than having to synchronize the OSs by dragging messages about, with the exception of the sent items, which I backup and import into other builds.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message I mean to have two separate email folders - for each OE and WM. Next, if I download email in one of them - say OE - I would like to synchronize (ignoring the file type) WM email folder with OE email folder and thus not needing to open the mail with WM on the POP server again. I understand OE saves in .dbx while WM saves in .eml; however, I also understood from other posts here (I might have gotten it wrong, though) that if you paste .eml files in OE folder, OE can open them. Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message I don't understand what you mean. Maybe Frank answered.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file change or such? Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those into an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE. Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag them into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
steve
"Taliesin" wrote in message Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:
Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

Hi,
Yes. It works identical to OE. I redundantly download my messages on 3 computers (one of which is this Vista one), and I've had no problems with message retention on the server and associated features.
steve
"Sportsluvr" wrote in message

Steve,
I will be soon purchasing a new PC w/ Vista. Does Windows Mail (WM) allow you to keep for POP3 accounts copy of messages on server after downloading to WM (via the 'advanced tab') and like Outlook Express you don't have to select 'remove after X days'. (e.g. you only need to check box 'leave copy on server' but don't need to also check box to 'remove after x days')
That is, if I have a POP3 account, can I set up Windows Mail account to leave copy on server, and not delete it after a certain numbers of days, and thus when I chose to delete it, I can on the server (via accessing that email account on its server)?
Thanks in advance for your assistance. :)
P.S. I was searching for posts abput keeping POP3 emails on server and these July postings were the main thread
"Steve Cochran" wrote:
All you have to do to reincorporate the messages from WInMail to OE, is dig down into the directory tree of folders in Explorer and find the eml files and then just drag them into an OE folder. The reverse works as well.
I at the moment prefer to download from each system leaving the messages on the server, rather than having to synchronize the OSs by dragging messages about, with the exception of the sent items, which I backup and import into other builds.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message I mean to have two separate email folders - for each OE and WM. Next, if I download email in one of them - say OE - I would like to synchronize (ignoring the file type) WM email folder with OE email folder and thus not needing to open the mail with WM on the POP server again. I understand OE saves in .dbx while WM saves in .eml; however, I also understood from other posts here (I might have gotten it wrong, though) that if you paste .eml files in OE folder, OE can open them. Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message I don't understand what you mean. Maybe Frank answered.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file change or such? Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those into an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE. Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag them into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
steve
"Taliesin" wrote in message Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:
Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.

Thanks Steve!!
Have a great weekend! :)
"Steve Cochran" wrote:

Hi,
Yes. It works identical to OE. I redundantly download my messages on 3 computers (one of which is this Vista one), and I've had no problems with message retention on the server and associated features.
steve
"Sportsluvr" wrote in message Steve,
I will be soon purchasing a new PC w/ Vista. Does Windows Mail (WM) allow you to keep for POP3 accounts copy of messages on server after downloading to WM (via the 'advanced tab') and like Outlook Express you don't have to select 'remove after X days'. (e.g. you only need to check box 'leave copy on server' but don't need to also check box to 'remove after x days')
That is, if I have a POP3 account, can I set up Windows Mail account to leave copy on server, and not delete it after a certain numbers of days, and thus when I chose to delete it, I can on the server (via accessing that email account on its server)?
Thanks in advance for your assistance. :)
P.S. I was searching for posts abput keeping POP3 emails on server and these July postings were the main thread
"Steve Cochran" wrote:
All you have to do to reincorporate the messages from WInMail to OE, is dig down into the directory tree of folders in Explorer and find the eml files and then just drag them into an OE folder. The reverse works as well.
I at the moment prefer to download from each system leaving the messages on the server, rather than having to synchronize the OSs by dragging messages about, with the exception of the sent items, which I backup and import into other builds.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message I mean to have two separate email folders - for each OE and WM. Next, if I download email in one of them - say OE - I would like to synchronize (ignoring the file type) WM email folder with OE email folder and thus not needing to open the mail with WM on the POP server again. I understand OE saves in .dbx while WM saves in .eml; however, I also understood from other posts here (I might have gotten it wrong, though) that if you paste .eml files in OE folder, OE can open them. Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message I don't understand what you mean. Maybe Frank answered.
steve
"Michael" wrote in message Would OE and WM folder synchronization work - preferably on file change or such? Michael
"Steve Cochran" wrote in message WIndows Mail stores the messages as eml files. You can drag those into an OE folder from Explorer, and they will be incorporated into OE. Similarly you can save messages from OE as eml files and then drag them into a WinMail folder to incorporate them into WinMail.
steve
"Taliesin" wrote in message Sorry to hear that. Have to find a other way to share info. I 'll try to keep the messages on a pop3 server.
Tnx,
Pieter
"Jim Pickering" wrote:
Short answer - you cannot. In XP, Outlook Express stores its messages in DBX files. Windows Mail in Vista does not. There is no way to share a common mail folder between them. -- Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6 Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
"Taliesin" wrote in message Can anyone tell me how to share a mialbox between Windows Mail and Oulook Express. Windows Mail responds by telling me the directory is not empty when I 'm trying to assign the Outlook Express Mailbox to be used under Windows Mail as well. I want to use Windows Mail as well as Outlook Express on the same mialbox. And I don't want the mail being shared on the pop3 server. I want to use Outlook Express and Windows Mail simultaneously when using XP and Vista Beta2.