Cch226
Saving e-mails is one the most essential chores a PC user can ever do, especially if your PC is on it's last legs and you need to transfer your mail and address book to another PC.
Anyway I use "Outlook Express Email Saver" which is available from here:
http://www.mazepath.com/home.html
It has an auto backup facility which can be set for daily, weekly or monthly auto backups. Your backups can be password protected and, most importantly, it can backup to an external drive, like an Iomega Zip Drive or Pen Drive.
However, this software is not free, it has a free period, of 15 days or so, but the price is so small it is worth the cost.
UK Bob