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[Sheflug] Re: Microsoft Outlook to Redhat 9 Mozilla

 Alex wrote:
>
> Moving to either should be easy. But the trick is to move from Outlook
> to Mozilla on *Windows* first - mail applications on Windows can easily
> read Outlook stuff because it's built into the OS; it's a lot harder on
> other platforms.

Hi Alex,

I have Windows 98 with Microsoft Outlook 2000.  I downloaded Mozilla 1.7.3
from their site and installed it on my windows side.  I opened it up and it
imported my mail, settings and address book like a dream.  I then coped the
mail file to my shared harddrive and booted into Redhat 9.  I opened Mozilla
cancelled out of all the bits where it was trying to get me to enter
settings and then went to import and nothing happened.
>
 That can
> then be transferred to a Linux system, and you should be able to access
> your mail there.

How do I do that?

>
> There are various pages out there which document this process, viz.:
>
> 	http://support.real-time.com/tbird/outlook_import.html
>
> (Btw, I would recommend trying thunderbird if you haven't already)
>

My understanding is that Thunderbird is just the same as Mozilla, but just
the email bit.  Thanks for the link, I've been there, but there isn't a
button to import from Mozilla to Mozilla.  Am I incorrect in thinking that I
can't get Mozilla to import from the windows side?

 Richard wrote:
> I'm on Mozilla 1.7.3 and it only imports other Netscape/Mozilla
> folders.

Hi Richard, I have Mozilla folders on the Windows side exactly how do I get
it to import??  I will go and have a look at what kmail is.

 Lesley wrote:
> Glad to hear you've made the decision to at least look at Linux. :-)
>
Sore point, I have been at this migration since March and I'm still not
there yet.

 Lesley wrote:
  At least then, you'll be copying a mere text file
> across to wherever you want it to go.

It appears the hard bit was very easy and its the easy bit I am finding
impossible? If no one knows how to get the Mozilla mail folder from the
Windows to Redhat side.  Is there another way to do it that may be easier.









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