Re: [Evolution] Importing mbox files to IMAP server?

[Eric Lambart <ximian nomeaning net>]

On Fri, 2002-12-13 at 17:09, Not Zed wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-12-14 at 10:01, Eric Lambart wrote:
> > Hi there, for the first time in a long time, I tried to import an mbox
> > format file into Evolution.
> >
> > I went through the usual dialogs, selecting the file and IMAP target
> > folder, and then Evolution got stuck on the first message ("Importing
> > item 1"), and I had to cancel.  I tried this several times with
> > different folders and source files, all with the same result.
> >
> > Then, on a hunch, I created a local test folder, repeated the process
> > and it worked!
> >
> > The difference?  IMAP/Maildir vs. local mbox.
> >
> > It appears the importer can't import an mbox file unless the target
> > folder is also in mbox format.  Is this intentional?
>
> No, it just sounds like some sort of bug.  The importer is hidden from
> all those details by the api.

OK, well is there anything helpful I could add to the bug report, other
than what I already mentioned, above?  Can anyone else reproduce this?

> > The only solution I can see is to import into a local folder, select all
> > messages and drag them into the "real" target folder.
>
> You could also just setup a folder of type 'local unix spool file or
> directory', and point that to a directory of the mbox files, or an
> individual mbox file, and then do the copy similarly.

Yes, that would probably work too, as another work-around.  Myself, I
already transferred all the old mail I needed to transfer, so I'm set. 
But if you agree that the importer is not working properly, I'll file a
bug report so it will (hopefully) get fixed.  I'm sure I'm not going to
be the last person to switch from mbox to Maildir format.

The only reason I was trying to do it now is that I'd like to create a
HOWTO for Eudora users transitioning to Evolution, with links to the
perl scripts I've written to fix the mbox files, etc.  I was just going
through the steps again to remember how I did it.

Thanks as always,
Eric

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