Email subject changes from Hebrew to Latin

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Internet Surfer

I'm using XP Professional with Outlook 2003. I also have both English and
Hebrew installed as languages.

My Oulook contains 2 main folders. One of them is mapped to my ISP IMAP
service. In it I see my remote IMAP Inbox. The other one is my "Personal
Folders".

When I get new emails in my remote Inbox, I drag-and-drop thems into my
Personal Folders local Inbox. However, when doing so, sometimes the "Subject"
lines changes from displaying [the correct] Hebrew letters into displaying
Latin (European with accents) letters.

How can this be fixed?

Many thanks!
 
P

Pat Willener

The Personal Folders file must be a Unicode (2003) type PST; if it's an
older (97-2002) type PST, then this can occur.

You cannot "convert" an old type PST; you must create a new one, then
copy or move all data from the old to the new file.
 
I

Internet Surfer

RE:
You cannot "convert" an old type PST;
you must create a new one, then
copy or move all data from the old to the new file.

How do I "copy or move" all the data from one PST to another?
Do you mean "drag-and-drop" using Outlook with both?
There are folders, and there are contacts, etc...

Thanks.
 
P

Pat Willener

Internet said:
RE:

How do I "copy or move" all the data from one PST to another?
Do you mean "drag-and-drop" using Outlook with both?
There are folders, and there are contacts, etc...

Thanks.

Yes, drag-and-drop. You can move/copy entire folders. Use right-click
drag-and-drop to select between Copy & Move.
 
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Brian Tillman

Internet Surfer said:
I'm using XP Professional with Outlook 2003. I also have both English
and Hebrew installed as languages.

My Oulook contains 2 main folders. One of them is mapped to my ISP
IMAP service. In it I see my remote IMAP Inbox. The other one is my
"Personal Folders".

When I get new emails in my remote Inbox, I drag-and-drop thems into
my Personal Folders local Inbox. However, when doing so, sometimes
the "Subject" lines changes from displaying [the correct] Hebrew
letters into displaying Latin (European with accents) letters.

Outlook 2003 cannot make use of Unicode in IMAP accounts because the PSTs
that act as the cache for those accounts are restricted to non-Unicode PSTs
compatible with Outlook 97-2002. I suspect that's the source of the problem
and I don't see how it can be addressed without using Outlook 2007, which
supports Unicode in IMAP accounts.
 
B

BT

Brian Tillman said:
Internet Surfer said:
I'm using XP Professional with Outlook 2003. I also have both English
and Hebrew installed as languages.

My Oulook contains 2 main folders. One of them is mapped to my ISP
IMAP service. In it I see my remote IMAP Inbox. The other one is my
"Personal Folders".

When I get new emails in my remote Inbox, I drag-and-drop thems into
my Personal Folders local Inbox. However, when doing so, sometimes
the "Subject" lines changes from displaying [the correct] Hebrew
letters into displaying Latin (European with accents) letters.

Outlook 2003 cannot make use of Unicode in IMAP accounts because the PSTs
that act as the cache for those accounts are restricted to non-Unicode PSTs
compatible with Outlook 97-2002. I suspect that's the source of the problem
and I don't see how it can be addressed without using Outlook 2007, which
supports Unicode in IMAP accounts.
 

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