[Evolution] Mail migration from Evolution to Outlook

[Thomas Spuhler <ThomasSpuhler tusonix com>]

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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