Outlook uses PST files for local mail storage. You may have these
from previous POP3 accounts. They are not necessary when using the CareFreeMail Account. This article will describe the method to
import your PST files to your CareFreeMail Outlook Connector account.
Note: It is assumed you have a properly working CareFree Mail Account and the connector is setup. The steps given are for Outlook 2003.
- Using Tools menu -> E-mail Accounts, create a new POP3
account. Leave the mailserver information blank, or use invalid
information.
- After the account has been created,
return to Tools menu -> E-mail Accounts. View your accounts.
Highlight the POP3 account you've created.
- Find the
"New Outlook Data File" next to "Deliver new e-mail to the following
location". Click the "New Outlook Data File" button. Select "Office
Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst)".
- Browse to
your .pst file and select it. Information on the PST file will appear.
Change the Name: field to a new value, such as "Import Old Mail". Press
OK to finish.
- In the E-mail Accounts window, change
"Deliver new e-mail to the following location" to the name of the PST
you've just selected. Do this only for your POP3 account. Press
'Finish'.
- Go to File menu -> Import. Select
"Import from another program or file", then select "Personal Folder
File". On the next screen, select the PST file you wish to import.
- Choose also how to handle duplicate items. In the default case you
will not have duplicates; choose "Do not import duplicates".
- On
the next screen, choose the folder that you've created for the POP3
account as the "folder to import from". Make sure "Include subfolders"
is checked.
- Select "Import items into the same folder in: ", and choose "Kerio Outlook Connector Store" from the drop-down box.
- Press "Finish". Your items will now import. Depending on the size of your .pst file, this make take several minutes to hours.
- After this has completed, check your Kerio Outlook Connector account to make sure they imported as expected.
- When you are satisfied with the import, remove the POP3 account by going to Tools menu -> E-mail accounts.