Importing old Mail

[Joe Dunsmore <duns0014 umn edu>]

just copy the mbox into the same ~/mail/ or wherever balsa keeps the rest
of your mail.

> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:28:12 +0100
> From: Daniel Schregenberger <npfdd@gmx.net>
> To: balsa-list@gnome.org
> Subject: Importing old Mail
> 
> Hello!
> 
> I'd like to try balsa (2.0.15) but I could'nt import my old mails.
> They're in mbox format, but I could provide them in different formats
> (like MH) too.
> I searched the archives without finding a hint and the link in the FAQ
> is dead.
> 
> Here's what I get when I try to import the mail using "File > New >
> Local mbox mailbox...":
> - an error window: "Unable to Open Mailbox! Please check the mailbox
> settings."
> - and an information window: "/home/npfdd/oldmail/Band is not a
> mailbox."
> 
> Any help appreciated.
> 
> -- Daniel