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Great answers! Both. I give you the points in 3:2, because rhandels was the first.
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Great answers! Both. I give you the points in 3:2, because rhandels was the first.

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Dear forum mebers,<br />
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I have the folllowing problem: I have a PC with Windows XP SP2 and outlook express. There is a POP3 account set to delete the messages from the server after downloading them. I would like to re-install the XP on that machine, but how can I export and import these already downloaded messages to the new computer? &quot;As nothing happened&quot;.
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Dear forum mebers,

I have the folllowing problem: I have a PC with Windows XP SP2 and outlook express. There is a POP3 account set to delete the messages from the server after downloading them. I would like to re-install the XP on that machine, but how can I export and import these already downloaded messages to the new computer? "As nothing happened".

migrating POP3 messages to new PC

Interactions between email servers and clients are governed by email protocols. The three most common email protocols are POP, IMAP and MAPI. Most email software operates under one of these (and many products support more than one).  The correct protocol must be selected, and correctly configured, if you want your email account to work.

Email Protocols

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.