I am trying to help someone import saved email (from a prior job) into
Outlook 2003. The saved messages are individual .msg files (hundreds
of them) in several folders. I need these messages imported or indexed
in Outlook such that the user can see the header information in mailbox
format, search, sort, etc. on each folder, as with all other email. My
google-fu is not finding any useful results. :-( So far my searches
have found instructions for saving files individually as .msg files or
for information on how to open .msg files individually in Outlook,
neither which meet this user's needs. (Or how to import .pst files,
but we don't have .pst files just .msg files.)

The files are currently located at:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Old E-Mail\Archive
Folders
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Old E-Mail\Sent
Messages
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Old E-Mail\Inbox
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Old E-Mail\Stored Items

etc. Of course, it would be fine to move these files to another
location if that is what is necessary to enable outlook to import or
index them.

So, I turn to the experts here for help.

Thanks!

jc

..msg files cannot be imported, however you can drag and drop them into newly
created folders within outlook for easier indexing.

Regards

John

<jcdill@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am trying to help someone import saved email (from a prior job) into
> Outlook 2003. The saved messages are individual .msg files (hundreds
> of them) in several folders. I need these messages imported or indexed
> in Outlook such that the user can see the header information in mailbox
> format, search, sort, etc. on each folder, as with all other email. My
> google-fu is not finding any useful results. :-( So far my searches
> have found instructions for saving files individually as .msg files or
> for information on how to open .msg files individually in Outlook,
> neither which meet this user's needs. (Or how to import .pst files,
> but we don't have .pst files just .msg files.)
>
> The files are currently located at:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Old E-Mail\Archive
> Folders
> C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Old E-Mail\Sent
> Messages
> C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Old E-Mail\Inbox
> C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\Old E-Mail\Stored Items
>
> etc. Of course, it would be fine to move these files to another
> location if that is what is necessary to enable outlook to import or
> index them.
>
> So, I turn to the experts here for help.
>
> Thanks!
>
> jc
>