I have thousands of saved .eml files, to move into Outlook 2010. However - when I drag and drop them into the folders on Outlook 2010 - every file has the "date received" as today's date ( in past scenarios where I've done this - it automatically shows the original email date).

 

i.e. - every file moved today - shows October 9th, 2011 as the date received - even though the email may have been from August 2009 for example.

 

Any thoughts on how to move the eml files into  Outlook 2010 - with the original receive dates being displayed.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

TmaxPa

Actually - found this info in this forum. Thanks very very much to Diane Poremsky - a lifesaver !

 

( Essentially -  eml files from Windows Mail - need to be converted to .pst in Outlook - then imported into Outlook)

Her info :

 

Outlook doesn't use EML files. From Windows Mail, use File, Export. Choose Exchange Server (it exports to Outlook). You will need to be using 32 bit Outlook to do this.

It's a known issue with importing EML. They should have the correct time if you open the message though.

Tmax - Outlook 2010 can directly import or open EML files. Outlook 2007 SP2 can too.

EML to PST conversion is required because MS outlook supports PST format and other email clients like Windows Live mail, Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird and others support EML format. To make the conversion, there are lots of third party : http://www.mannatsoftware.com/stellar-windows-live-mail-to-pst-converter.html