I quite agree that migrating PST files is far more difficult than it should
be. To suggest that this is a new or unidentified problem that has never
been addressed is incorrect, however. The problem is very well known and the
solutions to it are well documented. Those solutions do not require creating
a new PST file from scratch nor do they include importing from an older PST
file. Both of those remedies may create more problems than they solve. Since
these are not issues normally dealt with in this newsgroup, I did not want
them to stand without counterpoint because they could cause problems for
users who might assume they were correct.

In my world, flames are personal attacks on the ability, credibility, or
character of the poster that have no bearing on the content of the thread.
In whose posts do those occur?

Comments about "unsolicited advice" mystify me. How could there be
"unsolicited advice" in a public newsgroup?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Peter Jamieson" wrote in message
...
Yours qualifies however.

An overreaction? I don't see any flame from "the other side". His case is
well-argued and indicates a problem with .pst upgrade that may well not
have been identified before, nor is likely to be given much attention,
given that he's starting from such an old .pst file and that it's an
interop problem (not Microsoft's forte IME).

Peter Jamieson

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:
My goodness. To consider my post a flame is a ridiculous. Yours qualifies
however.
As you teach Outlook, please be sure to tell others to avoid using the
import feature if their data is already in Outlook format. Importing
PST's will lose:
1. Custom Forms
2. Custom Views
3. Connections between contacts and activities
4. Received dates on mail
5. Birthdays and anniversaries in calendar
6. Journal connections
7. Distribution Lists

It will also often corrupt the profile if done incorrectly (which many
manage to do). Opening a PST file will preserve all of these. That is why
we do not advise people to import a native file into Outlook.