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 fineAs 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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