Re: [Evolution] How do you import mail folders and address book from Mozilla ?

[Mårten Woxberg <marwo264 student liu se>]

tis 2002-10-01 klockan 13.37 skrev Stephen CS Howe:
> I am using Mozilla build id 2002040813 which comes with redhat 7.3.
> I want to move to Evolution, but need to import my mail folders and 
> address book.
>
> When I use the auto-import utility in Evolution ( FILE>IMPORT>IMPORT 
> DATA AND SETTINGS FROM OLDER PROGRAMS), it doesn't see mozilla so I 
> can't import anything !!!.
>
> When I use the manual import utility in Evolution ( FILE>IMPORT>IMPORT 
> SINGLE FILE) , it doesn't see any of the mozilla files, which are hidden 
> by default as the mozilla folder has a "." infront of the file name.

Se explanation below

> I have looked everywhere for an answer how to do this---is it possible I 
> am the only person in the world to have ever asked this question ???
>
> Anyway, I have partially answered my own question here as follows:-
>
> To import the mail folders, make a copy of the ".mozilla" folder as a 
> new folder named "mozilla"  without the dot infront, then manually 
> import one by one all the folders using the above IMPORT SINGLE FILE 
> option. (By the way, where is the templates folder in Evolution ?)
> To import the address book, I don't know how to do this at all !!
> I will do another posting if I manage to work out how to do it.
> The latest version of Mozilla has an export address book utility, so I 
> am going to try exporting to ldif format, andfreimporting iti in Evolution.

Why not change to the .mozilla directory with the keyboard instead
of the mouse?? just write .mozilla/ in the file promt and the next time
you clicke the browse button  it will go there.. 

It's not Evolutions fault it's Gnome's...

> All I can say is that Evolution had better be good, because I will need 
> an efficient e-mail response to make up for all the time I am wasting 
> during the migration to Evolution.

I think it is..


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Mårten Woxberg <marwo264 student liu se>
University of Linköping