Migrate Eudora Data (Outlook 2003)
Eudora users will find the information on this page valuable in preparing for e-mail and address book migration to Outlook 2003.
- If I choose to use Outlook/Outlook Express, do I need to migrate my current Eudora e-mail messages?
- Helpful information and migration steps for Outlook/Outlook Express
Depending upon your needs, you may want to consider Outlook Express. Both are on NUIT's list of recommended e-mail clients complying with University Internet, network infrastructure and e-mail security standards.
Microsoft Outlook Express 6
Outlook Express is a free, basic e-mail program, already built into your PC computer. It is user-friendly, with the ability to receive mail from multiple e-mail accounts and create Inbox rules to help you manage and organize your e-mail. These features more than meets the needs of an average user.
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
As part of Microsoft Office, Outlook is a more advanced e-mail program that also includes task and contact management features. Outlook may be more beneficial for those who juggle scheduling, personal information (contacts, tasks), e-mail, and documents.
| Outlook/Outlook Express Feature Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| Ability to send and receive e-mail | X | X |
| IMAP/POP/HTTP connection | X | X |
| Address book and Contacts folder (store and retrieve e-mail addresses) |
X | X |
| Junk e-mail filtering | X | -- |
| Multiple address books | X | -- |
| Create desktop alerts | X | -- |
| Reminders (for e-mail messages, calendar events, tasks, and notes) |
X | -- |
| Fully-integrated Calendar (includes meeting and event scheduling, appointments, and group calendars) |
X | -- |
| Tasks (track projects with notes, reminders, alerts, status and due dates) |
X | -- |
| Auto backup (archive) | X | -- |
If I choose to use Outlook/Outlook Express, do I need to migrate my current Eudora e-mail messages?
No, you might choose to start with a clean slate by using Outlook 2003 or Outlook Express without migrating your Eudora messages and/or address book. You can still continue to open Eudora on your desktop and review old information at any time; you'll just be using Outlook 2003 or Outlook Express as your new primary e-mail client.
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! Should you choose to migrate, please be aware of the following: | |
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| If you plan to use Outlook 2003, migrating Eudora data requires an intermediate step of first importing into Outlook Express. | Migrating directly into Outlook (without first going through Outlook Express) from Eudora will NOT retain the original e-mail message dates. |
| Some attachments may have difficulty transferring to Outlook/Outlook Express. | Outlook does not use the same method to save attachments as Eudora, so they may not transfer; however, they will still remain in your Eudora attachments folder. Your attachments WILL NOT be lost. |
| Imported Eudora address lists may be displayed differently in Outlook/Outlook Express. | Addresses may import as Edu,jane-doe@northwestern instead of jane-doe@northwestern.edu. You will need to manually correct them. |
| Messages in Eudora Trash will import to Outlook/Outlook Express. | This is a good time to purge any messages from your trash you know you will never need again. |
Once you have chosen the e-mail client that works best for you, you're ready to continue. We have provided comprehensive step by step procedures below for both Outlook and Outlook Express to help you.
Last Updated: 03 December 2008
