Note If users create the archive database on a network drive, they need read/write access to that drive.
The upgrade wizard can be run more than once to migrate additional sets of message archives. The additional archives can be added to the Notes archive database already created or become part of a new database.
Microsoft Mail and Microsoft Exchange do not specifically allow users to archive mail. Instead, users can back up their mailboxes, creating off-line copies of their mailboxes, which are stored in the same file format (MMF and PST, respectively) as their active mailboxes. The upgrade wizard for these mail systems can migrate data from any MMF or PST file.
Although Microsoft Outlook Express users can create backup folders locally or on network drives with a DBX file extension, the Microsoft Outlook Express upgrade wizard does not migrate DBX files.
The cc:Mail to Lotus Notes upgrade wizard cannot migrate messages from a cc:Mail Mobile post office. Users who want to migrate messages from a Mobile post office must first archive the messages. Afterward, they can run the upgrade wizard to migrate the archived messages.
Migrating archives during an Express upgrade
When running the upgrade wizard, users are prompted to select either an Express or a Custom upgrade. For most users, an Express upgrade is recommended. Note that the Microsoft Outlook Express upgrade wizard does not provide these upgrade options.
During an Express upgrade, each upgrade wizard uses a different method to determine which archive files to migrate, as shown in the following table:
Migrating archives during a Custom upgrade
After selecting a Custom migration, users migrating from cc:Mail or Microsoft Mail can specify the following options for migrating archives: