Re: [Evolution] How to input addresses in bulk into contact list

[Matthew Barnes <mbarnes redhat com>]

On Fri, 2012-12-28 at 10:36 -0500, Swarup wrote:
> Thank you for your detailed instructions, which are very clear.
>
> I have gone over to the computer with the Thunderbird account. It has
> the latest i.e. newest version of TB. Here are the format options for
> exporting address book files from TB:
>
> LDIF
> comma separated
> tab delimited
>
> So there is no option listed for VCard format (.vcf).
>
> This being the case, what do you suggest I do?

I'm surprised.  I thought for sure Thunderbird of all things would
support such a common and standardized data format.

A quick Google search for "thunderbird export vcard" turned up a few
Add-Ons that might help.  I haven't tried any so I can't recommend one.

Failing that, Evolution does have an LDIF importer, but I can't vouch
for how well it works.  Probably better than CSV at any rate.

Matthew Barnes