In case anyone runs into this scenario again, I wanted to write a short article to help anyone out.
This is for anyone who’s trying to go backwards in technology. Going from Exchange 5.5 Outlook2000 client to Netscape Messenger.
This was done with the aid of using Outlook Express and an IMAP server as the conduit.
From the Outlook2000 client, you will want to create a *.PST file that will contain all your email into one location. Make sure you search for any *.PST files on your local machine (or where designated) and import those as well.
NOTE: You could use Outlook2000 as your primary Mail Client. But unfortunately there are several problems with doing this on an IMAP server. First of all, Outlook2000 encodes all attachments in a Microsoft format that becomes unusable to other mail clients. If you see your attachments as "winmail.dat" then that means you need to convert your mail using Outlook Express.
Once that is done, open Outlook Express. Then use the import feature and select the Outlook97 option (it works). Select the necessary folders. "Don’t import the contacts at this time unless you plan to use OE as your new client".
After the messages have been imported into OE. You can now create the account for your IMAP server and transfer the messages to corresponding folders. "Note: you cannot copy folders over in OE, only messages. So you will need to recreate the folder structure before hand on the server side."
Now you can use any mail client you wish to use with the IMAP server. But for this example I will use Netscape messenger (any version will do. 4.7, 6.2). In Netscape, create the account to use IMAP and check that the attachments are correct. Now import the contacts from Outlook and you should be done.
Other things to consider:
* If you import Outlook Express from Netscape, you run the chance of making all the sent items become the date you did the conversion. That is why I used an IMAP server for this to kept the dates correct.
* If you use a calendar heavily, consider using Schedule+ (From Office 95,97) or Now Planner. But know that you will lose some functionality.
* In Outlook2000, Avoid using the option to have "Microsoft Outlook Rich Text". This will give the recipient headaches
This is for anyone who’s trying to go backwards in technology. Going from Exchange 5.5 Outlook2000 client to Netscape Messenger.
This was done with the aid of using Outlook Express and an IMAP server as the conduit.
From the Outlook2000 client, you will want to create a *.PST file that will contain all your email into one location. Make sure you search for any *.PST files on your local machine (or where designated) and import those as well.
NOTE: You could use Outlook2000 as your primary Mail Client. But unfortunately there are several problems with doing this on an IMAP server. First of all, Outlook2000 encodes all attachments in a Microsoft format that becomes unusable to other mail clients. If you see your attachments as "winmail.dat" then that means you need to convert your mail using Outlook Express.
Once that is done, open Outlook Express. Then use the import feature and select the Outlook97 option (it works). Select the necessary folders. "Don’t import the contacts at this time unless you plan to use OE as your new client".
After the messages have been imported into OE. You can now create the account for your IMAP server and transfer the messages to corresponding folders. "Note: you cannot copy folders over in OE, only messages. So you will need to recreate the folder structure before hand on the server side."
Now you can use any mail client you wish to use with the IMAP server. But for this example I will use Netscape messenger (any version will do. 4.7, 6.2). In Netscape, create the account to use IMAP and check that the attachments are correct. Now import the contacts from Outlook and you should be done.
Other things to consider:
* If you import Outlook Express from Netscape, you run the chance of making all the sent items become the date you did the conversion. That is why I used an IMAP server for this to kept the dates correct.
* If you use a calendar heavily, consider using Schedule+ (From Office 95,97) or Now Planner. But know that you will lose some functionality.
* In Outlook2000, Avoid using the option to have "Microsoft Outlook Rich Text". This will give the recipient headaches
