Vista Tutorial - Importing Messages from Earthlink

I have email messages that I exported from Earthlink Mail in XP and now that
I have Vista the Windows Mail program doesn't recognize them for import. I
have them saved in .csv format.

Email messages can't be saved in .csv format. That format is
used when transferring contacts.

Gary VanderMolen

"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AAE0CCC4-639F-4C8B-9473-DF141478B60A@microsoft.com...
>I have email messages that I exported from Earthlink Mail in XP and now that
> I have Vista the Windows Mail program doesn't recognize them for import. I
> have them saved in .csv format.

Thanks for the reply, but I had already saved them as .dat before and
couldn't import them. What format should I use then?

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Email messages can't be saved in .csv format. That format is
> used when transferring contacts.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AAE0CCC4-639F-4C8B-9473-DF141478B60A@microsoft.com...
> >I have email messages that I exported from Earthlink Mail in XP and now that
> > I have Vista the Windows Mail program doesn't recognize them for import. I
> > have them saved in .csv format.
>

..dat won't work either.

If you can get them saved as individual .eml files would be best.

"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:96A18142-56F8-452E-A0E3-01BAAE9E0569@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the reply, but I had already saved them as .dat before and
> couldn't import them. What format should I use then?
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>
>> Email messages can't be saved in .csv format. That format is
>> used when transferring contacts.
>>
>> Gary VanderMolen
>>
>> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AAE0CCC4-639F-4C8B-9473-DF141478B60A@microsoft.com...
>> >I have email messages that I exported from Earthlink Mail in XP and now
>> >that
>> > I have Vista the Windows Mail program doesn't recognize them for
>> > import. I
>> > have them saved in .csv format.
>>

Earthlink mail can apparently export only *.dat and *.csv files. But *.dat
won't import into Windows Mail. *.csv files can be imported into 2002
version of Outlook Express, then imported into 2002 Outlook, then be imported
into Vista's Windows Mail. But *.csv mail files have no dates, and lists mail
in random order. Here is a simpler solution proposed by EarthLink chat
support [Udale B is EarthLink technician, ?? is yours truly]:

"Udale B: You need to Forward those email from Windows XP computer to your
own EarthLink email address.
??: Can the existing mail on the XP computer be forwarded to the same Email
address?
Udale B: Yes, you can forward those existing email on the XP computer to
your email address.
??: Will original dates be shown, or will it be the date of forwarding?
Udale B: You will be able to get those email with Windows Mail. You will be
able to see the Original dates in the text of email message."

Sounds "kludgy" but a little better than trudging through OE then Outlook
and finally into Windows Mail.

> ..dat won't work either.
>
> If you can get them saved as individual .eml files would be best.
>
> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:96A18142-56F8-452E-A0E3-01BAAE9E0569@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for the reply, but I had already saved them as .dat before and
> > couldn't import them. What format should I use then?
> >
> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> >
> >> Email messages can't be saved in .csv format. That format is
> >> used when transferring contacts.
> >>
> >> Gary VanderMolen
> >>
> >> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:AAE0CCC4-639F-4C8B-9473-DF141478B60A@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have email messages that I exported from Earthlink Mail in XP and now
> >> >that
> >> > I have Vista the Windows Mail program doesn't recognize them for
> >> > import. I
> >> > have them saved in .csv format.
> >>
>
>