Exporting/ Importing ??

Either copy your email program's data and folders or export email messages. The advantage to exporting email messages, is that they can easily be viewed in different email programs and on different computers.
To export email messages from Outlook and Outlook Express (and many other email programs):
1. select email messages you want to save (easier if already grouped in folders)
2. select "Forward as Attachments" from menu option
3. while in the NEW MESSAGE, select SAVE AS from menu option
4. in the SAVE AS window, choose MAIL (*.EML) under SAVE AS TYPE
5. save in desired location with desired filename

To view or import these emails, just launch windows explorer, navigate to the saved file, and double click (windows should launched whatever email program is installed to view the email). You can then click on any emails (attachments) and then drag them to a folder or double click to open.

Just to add to what you got from dmiles.

Outlook Express uses DBX files for storing mail in.

There is 1 DBX file for each OE folder plus 1 additional file.

On a W98 system, your mail files are stored at:

C:\Windows\Application Data\Identities\{a string}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

There will be an Identity for each user.
There may be multiple identities if Windows or OE was installed more than once on the PC.

If you wish to use the Export and Import tools, just store the file in an easy to find location.

Don't forget to grab your address book.

Chas