Email conversion Eudora 5.0 to ?

Kurt Granroth plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Sat, 19 May 2001 11:31:56 -0700


Alan Dayley wrote:
> I have decided to speed my learning of Linux.  I am going to do everything 
> I need a computer to do in RedHat 7.1 and KDE.  My big quandary with this 
> conversion is my email.
> 
> I know how to setup email in Linux, I will probably begin by using 
> KMail.  My problem is my years worth of email in Windows Eudora folders.  I 
> haven't even looked if KMail has some import function so I guess I am 
> asking too quickly.
> 
> How do I convert/import my Windows Eudora email folders and their content 
> to KMail or some other Linux based email?
 
Eudora ones are easy since they use the "standard" Berkely-style mbox
mailboxes.  You *should* be able to just copy the *.mbx files over to
your ~/Mail directory.

I think the KMail Manual has more info on this:

http://kmail.kde.org/manual/importing.html
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