transferring e-mail from an old computer to a new one

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transferring e-mail from an old computer to a new one

Postby littlegrrl » Fri 20 Nov, 2009 8:53 am

I currently have Windows XP on my desktop and have saved all of my e-mails in my Netscape 7.1 inbox and folders. I'm going to be getting a new computer and need to figure out how to transfer all of those saved e-mails to a new computer and new mail program. I don't really care which mail program I'll be transferring the e-mails to--although I do use Yahoo Mail and Windows Mail on my laptop already--but I have no idea how to make the transfer. Any help would be HUGELY appreciated!
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Postby Fulvio » Fri 20 Nov, 2009 1:58 pm

NS7.1 is an old version, and not recommended for use. With compatible programs, like Seamonkey or Thunderbird, I suggest that resort to a manual transfer of your folders. I don't know about Yahoo Mail, as a standalone program, and even less on how to get old folders at the website. As for Windows Mail, I have never used it. I did use Outlook Express, which came before Windows Mail. And, there is no way to import your folder of NS7.1 into Windows Mail. One would have to resort to a cumbersome procedure, going from NS7.1 to NS4.x, and then direct import to Windows Mail, if still available.

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