How can I create a new mailbox in Outlook 2013 that reads .eml files from a specific folder on the network? I don't want to have to manually import each .eml file.
I don't want to send any e-mails from this mailbox. I would just like to view the messages in that folder. For some context, this relates to testing emails for development and QA. I would like to leverage some of the filtering/sorting that Outlook provides as well.
Just create a new PST Data File and import your EML files into this new PST.
To create a new PST data file, just use File -> Account Settings -> Data Files -> Add..
To import EML files, you can use the free Import Messages from EML Files utility. Advanced version allows you to import files periodically - it can move successfully imported files into the selected folder, thus avoiding duplicates to be created.
To convert EML files to Outlook PST there is manual as well as expert solution. Both solutions have its own benefits and its own demerits. But i you want to convert EML to PST easily without creating any extra work for yourself try to convert EML files with some third-party tool like EML to PST Converter. If you wants to convert EML to PST manually you can check this out GainTools EML to PST Converter
