Re: [SLE] Alert

From: Erik Jakobsen (eja_at_urbakken.dk)
Date: 04/30/05

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    Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 17:45:14 +0200

    Randall R Schulz wrote:
    >Erik,
    >
    >On Saturday 30 April 2005 01:06, Erik Jakobsen wrote:
    >
    >>On Saturday 30 April 2005 03:40, Randall R Schulz wrote:
    >>
    >>>>Can I change a running Kmail to use mbox, and if I can how do I
    >>>>that?.
    >>>>
    >>>Not as such. You must commit to a mail storage format when you
    >>>create a new folder it cannot be changed afterward. But you can
    >>>always create a new folder in the desired format, copy all the
    >>>messages from the old folder to that new folder, remove the old
    >>>folder and rename the new one.
    >>>
    >>I understand. What mail storage format does Mozilla mail have.
    >>Necessary to know when importing Mozilla mails ?
    >>
    >
    >I'm not really sure, but in doing a Web search (ahem), I found this
    >page: <http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/faq>. Go there and
    >search for "kmail". Here's the paragraph in which it appears:
    >
    >
    Ok for the web search hm.. . I'll try to look what to be found there.

    >"How do I import e-mail messages from kmail (Linux)?
    >
    >"Make a new folder in kmail and name it inboxmbox. You'll see a dialogue
    >in which you can save it as an mbox folder. Copy all posts in your
    >kmail inbox folder to the new inboxmbox folder, then copy or move
    >inboxmbox to the subfolder Mail/Local Folders in your profile folder.
    >When you open Thunderbird you'll see the inboxmbox folder under Local
    >Folders. Copy the messages into your Inbox folder if you like."
    >
    >
    >I believe the implication is that Firefox (and Mozilla) use mbox format.
    >
    >
    >
    But as I read what you wrote its about importing e-mail's from Kmail ???
    What I want is the opposite way to Kmail from Mozilla mail.
    Maybe there's something about that on the url you mentioned.

    Thanks for the help 

    -- 
Erik Jakobsen
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