Re: [Evolution] Removing Duplicates and Importing

[Michael Schurter <michael susens-schurter com>]

Hi Bill,

Welcome to the Evolution mailing list!  I'm fairly new here myself.
Please always post the version of Evolution you're using (found under
Help > About).

On Fri, 2006-11-17 at 12:10 -0600, Bill Turner wrote:
> > When I had finished the initial account setup I went to do an import of
> > the mail already on my system and was, quite frankly, flatly
> > disappointed at the import procedure, or rather the lack of an import
> > procedure.  The available options were very disappointing.  When I
> > looked into the help, it seemed that a 'manual import' was the only
> > option.  

I'm not sure what you mean by 'manual import.'  In Evolution 2.6.3
there's an 'Import a single file' option which is I'm guessing what
you're referring to.  Thunderbird uses the mbox format, so you should be
able to "manually" import your e-mails that way.  Far from ideal though,
I agree.

> Outlook, by sharp contrast, does a pretty good job on the importing.
> Not too sure about the dupe removal but I just recently set it up, for
> testing purposes, and haven't really looked very hard.

Outlook does in fact have excellent dupe removal.  That's one of the few
nice things I can think to say about it.  :)

> Since this is my first post to the list I suppose a bit of personal info
> is in order.  I am a disabled Viet Nam Vet and I live in Topeka, KS.  I
> am currently using my personal machine as a test machine, trying out
> various Desktop/Server OS's and applications.  In the 'not too distant
> future' my brother and I will be opening a Harley-Davidson dealership in
> Indiana.  The one thing I know with absolute certainty is that the H-D
> apps are all 'Windows-based' so Windows support is necessary.  

Don't give up too easily.  Some specialized apps are old and use
standard Windows programming so they work well under WINE.  Newer
specialized apps might be written in Java or .NET which are both
supported in Linux.  And finally, many specialized apps are becoming web
based.  Always contact IT departments before giving up as well.  While
many have no interest in supporting Linux, we have more friends than you
think.  ;)

> What I need to know I guess is if Evolution is going to be able to well
> and truly replace Outlook, or if I am going to have to use 'cross-over
> office' or something similar and install MS Office on a virtual server?
> I figured this would be the place to ask that. :)

If you're setting up an office for the first time I don't see why you
would need to import e-mails at all.  If you standardize on Evolution
from the beginning this isn't an issue.

Best of luck!

Michael Schurter