I recently switched from OE to Outlook on my home computer. I imported all
of my email messages without a hitch.

Now, I'd like to archive messages over six months old, but it appears that
the archive function uses the messages' creation date as their age, not the
sent/received date. Since I imported them a week ago, Outlook sees all
imported messages as being created a week ago (even those that I received a
year ago). So none of them are being archived right now. And in six
months, they'll all be archived at once.

Two things could solve this problem:

1. having Outlook archive by the sent/received date (instead of by creation
date), or
2. overwriting the creation date of the imported messages with their
sent/received date.

Does anyone have any insight into this problem?

Thanks
JBW

Yes, if you had exported from OE to Outlook this problem would have been avoided. It is one of the many pitfalls in importing/exporting data within Outlook and from other programs.

Microsoft likes to keep us MVPs busy.

--�
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, JBW asked:

| I recently switched from OE to Outlook on my home computer. I
| imported all of my email messages without a hitch.
|
| Now, I'd like to archive messages over six months old, but it appears
| that the archive function uses the messages' creation date as their
| age, not the sent/received date. Since I imported them a week ago,
| Outlook sees all imported messages as being created a week ago (even
| those that I received a year ago). So none of them are being
| archived right now. And in six months, they'll all be archived at
| once.
|
| Two things could solve this problem:
|
| 1. having Outlook archive by the sent/received date (instead of by
| creation date), or
| 2. overwriting the creation date of the imported messages with their
| sent/received date.
|
| Does anyone have any insight into this problem?
|
| Thanks
| JBW

Bummer. I guess it could we worse though--this group is filled with people
who couldn't import their messages in the first place so I guess my
inconvenience is minor.

Thanks

-Jake

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
wrote in message
...
Yes, if you had exported from OE to Outlook this problem would have been
avoided. It is one of the many pitfalls in importing/exporting data within
Outlook and from other programs.

Microsoft likes to keep us MVPs busy.

--�
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, JBW asked:

| I recently switched from OE to Outlook on my home computer. I
| imported all of my email messages without a hitch.
|
| Now, I'd like to archive messages over six months old, but it appears
| that the archive function uses the messages' creation date as their
| age, not the sent/received date. Since I imported them a week ago,
| Outlook sees all imported messages as being created a week ago (even
| those that I received a year ago). So none of them are being
| archived right now. And in six months, they'll all be archived at
| once.
|
| Two things could solve this problem:
|
| 1. having Outlook archive by the sent/received date (instead of by
| creation date), or
| 2. overwriting the creation date of the imported messages with their
| sent/received date.
|
| Does anyone have any insight into this problem?
|
| Thanks
| JBW