Re: Convert Outlook to Linux mail

From: ASSBITE (assbite_at_comcast.net)
Date: 04/27/05


Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 05:46:11 -0700


"FROM" :-[

ASSBITE wrote:
>Thanx form a Lurker!
>
>mneptok wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 02:01:31 +0000, Sorri wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Is there an easy solution to coverting my dual boot's Outlook 2003 to
>>>Thunderbird or Mozilla Mail while in Linux? Once booted to Linux,
>>>neither see the NTFS installation of Outlook. I have hundreds of
>>>emails to transfer and didn't think Outport handled them very well
>>>when I tried Evolution and now that Novell owns the software I want to
>>>stay with a more "open" product.
>>>
>>>
>>Install Thunderbird on Windows. As part of its installation process it
>>will ask if you want to import the mail from Outlook Express. Do so.
>>
>>Now you have Thunderbird on Windows with a mirror copy of the mail from
>>Outlook Express. This mail is stored in C:\Documents and
>>Settings\$USERID\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles. In that directory
>>is a directory named xxxxxxxx.default (where xxxxxxxx is a random set of
>>8 characters). The stuff in there is the stuff you'll want to move to
>>Linux.
>>
>>On Linux the profiles are stored in ~/.thunderbird. Copy
>>the files and directories from the Windows profile to xxxxxxxx.default in
>>Linux.
>>
>>Done.
>>
>>./k
>>
>>
>
>

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