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

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

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.

> 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.