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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