Who in the world would ask Microsoft how to import data from Outlook into Evolution! Tom Spuhler On Thu, 2003-12-25 at 09:41, guenther wrote: > First of all: If Outlook does not support any widespread standard for > importing (mbox, maildir, ...) then it is an Outlook bug. Please > complain to them. [1] > > Evolution handles the widespread mail format standards. > > > > Using mozilla-mail as an intermediate software works in the > > Outlook-to-Evolution way, but I can't get it to work in the > > Evolution-to-Outlook way: > > > > 1) Exporting Evolutions folders to mbox files work fine > > As the default format of Evo actually is mbox you don't even need to > export the mail folders -- unless you changed the format on purpose. > > > > 2) Copying the files into the mozilla dir and opening the folders in > > mozilla works too > > 3) But Outlook Express / MS Outlook refuses to import Mozilla mails > > (Only Eudora, Outlook, MS Exchange,Netscape Communicator...). > > Anyone care to explain the difference between "Mozilla mail format" and > "Netscape mail format"? ;-) > > The only difference AFAIK should be ~/.mozilla/ instead of ~/.netscape/ > directory... > > > > When pointed to the Mozilla directory (.../user/Mail/Local Folders/), > > the Import tool says: "No messages can be found in this directory". > > I have tryed the import tool with every possible combination with > > directories (/user/Mail/, /user/, ...) and with source mail-client > > (Eudora, Outlook, MS Exchange, Netscape, Communicator,...) but the > > answer is always the same. > > Did you try the ~/.mozilla/ directory itself? > > ...guenther > > > [1] Am I the only one, wondering why we not only get questions like "how > to import to Evolution" but even "how to import to *Outlook*"? Aren't > the default excuses to not use OpenSource Software the "great support" > by MS?
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