"JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
>my
> e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
> the
> Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server? Two
> reasons:
> 1) I'm afraid I may not have enough space on my computer plus the server
> is
> a safer place to store older e-mails for reference. If I had used Outlook
> in
> the past, set up as it is now, I would have lost everything when my hard
> drive crashed in January. I just got it back and decided to try outlook,
> but
> I'm not sure I'm going to like it;
> 2) I access my e-mail from other places other than my personal computer

"John" wrote:

> AFAIK there's no way you can send them back to your mailbox at Yahoo server.
> You should've ticked Internet Mail settings that says something like "Leave
> a copy of messages on the server".
>
> "JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B862EEC5-0517-43A5-8ADA-8FB28F22BD75@microsoft.com...
> >I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
> >my
> > e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
> > the
> > Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server? Two
> > reasons:
> > 1) I'm afraid I may not have enough space on my computer plus the server
> > is
> > a safer place to store older e-mails for reference. If I had used Outlook
> > in
> > the past, set up as it is now, I would have lost everything when my hard
> > drive crashed in January. I just got it back and decided to try outlook,
> > but
> > I'm not sure I'm going to like it;
> > 2) I access my e-mail from other places other than my personal computer
>
>
>

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> "JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CAF43284-4379-490F-820B-353872466F3B@microsoft.com...
>
> > 3) All my contacts (200+) and Saved e-mails are still on Sbc Yahoo.
>
> You can export your contacts from the Yahoo web site to a CSV file and then
> import that into Outlook.  Log into your SBC Yahoo account and select the
> Contacts tab.  You should see three links at the right above the contact
> list: "Sync", "Import/Export", and "Options".  Click "Import/Export".
> Scroll down to the "Export" section and click the "Export Now" button just
> to the right of the words "Microsoft Outlook".  You can also use the fourth
> export option, which is "vCard Zip of .VCF Files", which gives you a zip
> file with one VCF file per contact and you can then unzip the file and drag
> each of those VCF files to Outlook's Contacts folder.
>
> > 4) My calander with all appointments and special dates is also on the SBC
> > Yahoo server.
>
> Click the Calendar tab and you'll see a "Sync" link above the calendar on
> the right.  Install Yahoo AutoSync, which claims to be able to sync with
> Outlook.  I haven't tried it, but I believe I've read posts from others who
> have.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

"JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
> my
> e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
> the
> Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server? Two
> reasons:
> 1) I'm afraid I may not have enough space on my computer plus the server
> is
> a safer place to store older e-mails for reference. If I had used Outlook
> in
> the past, set up as it is now, I would have lost everything when my hard
> drive crashed in January. I just got it back and decided to try outlook,
> but
> I'm not sure I'm going to like it;
> 2) I access my e-mail from other places other than my personal computer

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> No, the only thing you could do is forward to the acct.
>
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>
> "JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B862EEC5-0517-43A5-8ADA-8FB28F22BD75@microsoft.com...
> > I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
> > my
> > e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
> > the
> > Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server? Two
> > reasons:
> > 1) I'm afraid I may not have enough space on my computer plus the server
> > is
> > a safer place to store older e-mails for reference. If I had used Outlook
> > in
> > the past, set up as it is now, I would have lost everything when my hard
> > drive crashed in January. I just got it back and decided to try outlook,
> > but
> > I'm not sure I'm going to like it;
> > 2) I access my e-mail from other places other than my personal computer
>
>

"JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B862EEC5-0517-43A5-8ADA-8FB28F22BD75@microsoft.com...
>I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
>my
> e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
> the
> Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server? Two
> reasons:
> 1) I'm afraid I may not have enough space on my computer plus the server
> is
> a safer place to store older e-mails for reference. If I had used Outlook
> in
> the past, set up as it is now, I would have lost everything when my hard
> drive crashed in January. I just got it back and decided to try outlook,
> but
> I'm not sure I'm going to like it;
> 2) I access my e-mail from other places other than my personal computer

"Earle Horton" wrote:

> The server isn't necessarily a safer place to store the messages.  If you
> had had a data backup plan in place when your HD crashed, then the loss
> would have been minimal.  I copy my Outlook mail storage to an external HD
> weekly, and periodically make CD backups.
>
> In your settings for the Yahoo! Mail account, under More Settings, Advanced,
> set it to leave a copy of messages on the server.  This is not the ideal way
> to manage accessing e-mail from multiple computers, but it will do.
>
> Earle
>
> "JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B862EEC5-0517-43A5-8ADA-8FB28F22BD75@microsoft.com...
> >I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
> >my
> > e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
> > the
> > Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server? Two
> > reasons:
> > 1) I'm afraid I may not have enough space on my computer plus the server
> > is
> > a safer place to store older e-mails for reference. If I had used Outlook
> > in
> > the past, set up as it is now, I would have lost everything when my hard
> > drive crashed in January. I just got it back and decided to try outlook,
> > but
> > I'm not sure I'm going to like it;
> > 2) I access my e-mail from other places other than my personal computer
>
>

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

> "JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B862EEC5-0517-43A5-8ADA-8FB28F22BD75@microsoft.com...
>
> >I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
> >my
> > e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
> > the
> > Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server?
>
> You could forward them all back to your SBC mail address.  All the messages
> will come from you, of course, instead of the original senders, but if you
> forward them as attachments you'll have the entire original messages
> available.
>
> An alternative, if you want them online somewhere is to create a Google Mail
> account for yourself and access it using an IMAP account.  You'd them be
> able to move all of the downloaded messages to the IMAP server and retain
> the messages as they originally arrived.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <tillman1***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B862EEC5-0517-43A5-8ADA-8FB28F22BD75@microsoft.com...
>
>>I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
>>my
>> e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
>> the
>> Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server?
>
> You could forward them all back to your SBC mail address.  All the
> messages will come from you, of course, instead of the original senders,
> but if you forward them as attachments you'll have the entire original
> messages available.
>
> An alternative, if you want them online somewhere is to create a Google
> Mail account for yourself and access it using an IMAP account.  You'd them
> be able to move all of the downloaded messages to the IMAP server and
> retain the messages as they originally arrived.
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B862EEC5-0517-43A5-8ADA-8FB28F22BD75@microsoft.com...
>I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
>my
> e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
> the
> Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server? Two
> reasons:
> 1) I'm afraid I may not have enough space on my computer plus the server
> is
> a safer place to store older e-mails for reference. If I had used Outlook
> in
> the past, set up as it is now, I would have lost everything when my hard
> drive crashed in January. I just got it back and decided to try outlook,
> but
> I'm not sure I'm going to like it;
> 2) I access my e-mail from other places other than my personal computer

"Panic" wrote:

> It would be somewhat tedious but you could forward those emails to yourself
> after you changed your settings to leave the emails on your Yahoo account.
>
> Another thing you could consider would be to buy a USB external hard drive.
> They are not expensive and hold lots of back up material.  You could use it
> for all your back up needs.  I just Googled "cheap USB hard drives" and got
> over 14,000 hits.  One there was a 250 GB USB drive for just under $50.
> That works quite well and they work about as fast as your internal hard
> drive.
>
> "JoeW" <J***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B862EEC5-0517-43A5-8ADA-8FB28F22BD75@microsoft.com...
> >I set up outlook 2003 with my SBC Yahoo account. Before I realized it, all
> >my
> > e-mails from yahoo (615) were downloaded to my computer and removed from
> > the
> > Yahoo server.  Is there any way to transfer them back to the server? Two
> > reasons:
> > 1) I'm afraid I may not have enough space on my computer plus the server
> > is
> > a safer place to store older e-mails for reference. If I had used Outlook
> > in
> > the past, set up as it is now, I would have lost everything when my hard
> > drive crashed in January. I just got it back and decided to try outlook,
> > but
> > I'm not sure I'm going to like it;
> > 2) I access my e-mail from other places other than my personal computer
>
>
>