Despite being one of the most, if not the most commonly used e-mail clients; outlook express was designed for non-profesional use and does not have any built in backup.

http://free-backup.info/a-few-simpl...ess-backup.html

The instructions here to back up outlook express messages appears to be just what I want - except that I am using Outlook express 2000 and the instructions dont line up with what I see in express. Tools > Options > Maintenance does not exist. Can anyone help me with backing up message and contact files. I want to import them from Outlook express under windows 2000 into Outlook on my new computer using Outlook 2003 on XP
-Dennis Sanders