Importing Outlook Express folders across a network.

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Zboing Mouflon

I wish to import some saved emails in folders on my XP laptop which is
networked to my ME desktop machine.

How do I do this (using the "import" function doesn't work).

ZM
 
Sorry I didn't explain that I wish to import them FROM my XP laptop TO my ME
desktop so that I have backup copies.

ZM
 
Which email program are you using?

You should be able to export the mail box to a commonly supported and
importable format on another mahcine running the same program.
 
"Should" doesn't equal "can" in Windows.

I can't access the directory the emails are stored in on my XP machine
courtesy of simple file sharing.

ZM
 
Well now that you have given more context to your problem you do the
following

1 - disable simple file sharing
2 - establish normal file sharing (setting a share on remote station)
3 - access the remote share

key things to keep in mind
1 - make sure workgroups are the same
2 - make sure you have compatible protocols
3 - make sure you have common credentials on the remote / local machines
(e.g. same username, password).
4 - if that fails make sure you have proper ACLs on the remote hard disk (if
it is NTFS)

enjoy
 
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