Thanks for the input. Here's what I did: Copied the entire Mail folder from Library to an external HD. Then I deleted the old messages on my regular Mail app. Seems to work perfectly. On May 16, 2005, at 7:26 PM, Mike Beede wrote: > > On May 16, 2005, at 5:21 PM, Mike Urseth wrote: > >> I'd like to clean out my mailboxes but first make an archive copy of >> the old messages. (Especially the collective wisdom of the iBook >> crew!!) >> >> Any suggestions as to the best way to go at it? > > Easiest thing I can think of us to make mail folders for everything and > just move the messages there. Did you want to turn the messages > into text or burn them onto a CD or what? If you have some > special object, someone can probably come up with another solution. > > Mike Beede > > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >