entourage ---> mail?

I've been trying to move from entourage to mail, but I'm stuck at transferring my emails to mail. I know I could just import them, but that way, they are put in a different folder and is not integrated with new emails. However, if I just try to download the emails again from the web server (google + msn), I get nothing - mail refuses to download old emails, it only downloads new ones. What can I do to correct this? Thanks!

 

well, the emails are from different inboxes, and having to sort through them would be a massive hassle.

 

thanks! that did work.

however, Mail still doesn't feel quite "right". I've been using entourage ever since I switched to a mac and find it much more powerful. I know this is a bit off topic, but is there a way to sync entourage's emails with iphones? The only reason I'm switching to email is the syncing nightmare is that known as Entourage