How to Import Outlook Express Mail Into Gmail and Keep the Original Dates

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An easy method is described to import outlook express mail into gmail. As an intermediate step a hotmail account is required which has to be added as an account in outlook express.

• Steps

1. Create a new Gmail account
2. Open outlook express (OE) and add your new hotmail account to OE Tools--> Accounts ---> Add--> Mail...
3. OE will add the hotmail default mail folders(inbox, sent etc.) automatically
4. Now, as a safeguard, make a back up of your OE mail .dbx files which are located in the folder which can be found in menu tools-->options-->maintenance--> store folder
5. Move all mails (by drag and drop) in your OE local folders inbox to the hotmail inbox visible in OE
6. Do the same with all mails in your local folders sent items folder and move those to the hotmail sent items folder
7. The transfer may take a while so be patient. It is recommended to move batch by batch e.g. 50-100 at a time
8. now move all Emails which have been moved to your new hotmail account to gmail as described in http://www.wikihow.com/Switch-from-Hotmail-to-Gmail using izymail
9. A one year subscription to izymail (about 17 USD) is required in order to have full functionality: e.g.transfer E-mails older than 14 days

• Tips
  The gmail settings for importing are described here: http://v3.izymail.com/gmailconfig.aspx using the 2nd feature: "Importing Hotmail with the Gmail Collection Engine"
  Note that the importing may take a long time (10 min - 1 hour) depending on the number of E-mails
• Warnings

1. check whether all E-mails have been transferred correctly
2. note that tranferred e-mails will be automatically put in the trash of hotmail

Source: www.wikihow.com