[OT] Netscape Mail - WinXP to Linux transfer - openSUSE Users

[OT] Netscape Mail - WinXP to Linux transfer

Ahbaid Gaffoor

24 Apr 2003 24 Apr '03

01:36

My machine is currently in dual boot mode as I transition fully from WinXP to SuSE. Right now I use Netscape Mail in WinXP, I'd like to take my existing mail from WinXP into Netscape Mail under SuSE. 1) Is there a way to do this? Just zip up and take the mail folder across? 2) Can this be done to move the email into another mail program? thanks, Ahbaid.

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Radu Voicu

24 Apr 24 Apr

07:52

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I would have kinda' the same question, but worst: ;) How can I import Outlook Express in Kmail or Netscape Mail? Radu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ahbaid Gaffoor" To: "suse-linux" Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 4:36 AM Subject: [SLE] [OT] Netscape Mail - WinXP to Linux transfer

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My machine is currently in dual boot mode as I transition fully from WinXP to SuSE.

Right now I use Netscape Mail in WinXP, I'd like to take my existing mail from WinXP into Netscape Mail under SuSE.

1) Is there a way to do this? Just zip up and take the mail folder across?

2) Can this be done to move the email into another mail program?

thanks,

Ahbaid.

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Herman Christiani

08:02

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On Thursday 24 April 2003 7:52 pm, Radu Voicu wrote:

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I would have kinda' the same question, but worst: ;)

How can I import Outlook Express in Kmail or Netscape Mail?

Radu In Kmail File>Import HTH, Herman

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Ahbaid Gaffoor" To: "suse-linux" Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 4:36 AM Subject: [SLE] [OT] Netscape Mail - WinXP to Linux transfer

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My machine is currently in dual boot mode as I transition fully from WinXP to SuSE.

Right now I use Netscape Mail in WinXP, I'd like to take my existing mail from WinXP into Netscape Mail under SuSE.

1) Is there a way to do this? Just zip up and take the mail folder across?

2) Can this be done to move the email into another mail program?

thanks,

Ahbaid.

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Carlos E. R.

25 Apr 25 Apr

00:19

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The 03.04.24 at 10:52, Radu Voicu wrote:

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How can I import Outlook Express in Kmail or Netscape Mail?

I think the windows version of Netscape can import outlook folders reasonably well (if outlook is installed). Then, those folders can be used by netscape/mozilla/kmail/balsa/pine/mail... you name it :-) -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson

Chris Howells

24 Apr 24 Apr

09:38

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, On Thursday 24 April 2003 02:36, Ahbaid Gaffoor wrote:

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1) Is there a way to do this? Just zip up and take the mail folder across?

Netscape mail uses the mbox mail storage format on all platforms, so yes. KMail also uses it so it can be imported into KMail extremely easily.

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2) Can this be done to move the email into another mail program?

Depends whether the program uses mbox mail files or can import them. - -- Cheers, Chris Howells -- chris@chrishowells.co.uk, howells@kde.org Web: http://chrishowells.co.uk, PGP ID: 33795A2C KDE: http://www.koffice.org, http://printing.kde.org, http://usability.kde.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+p7CaF8Iu1zN5WiwRAgKHAJsEf3p7Xr7gJEWNFpXVZGVArrfP4wCdHWZg TUTJXHbMgkFtZso8+OV2awY= =WUn1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Ahbaid Gaffoor

17:30

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Thanks all for your responses, I mounted my NTFS partition and copied the mail directory to a separate location. Then pointed Mozilla to it and my mail works! All I need to test now is if XP likes having another OS touching these files, this way I can dual boot and have my mail in both areas up to date without leaving messages on my providers servers. thanks again for all your help suse-linux-e regards, Ahbaid Chris Howells wrote:

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Hi,

On Thursday 24 April 2003 02:36, Ahbaid Gaffoor wrote:

1) Is there a way to do this? Just zip up and take the mail folder across?

Netscape mail uses the mbox mail storage format on all platforms, so yes. KMail also uses it so it can be imported into KMail extremely easily.

2) Can this be done to move the email into another mail program?

Depends whether the program uses mbox mail files or can import them.

Chris Howells

20:46

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, On Thursday 24 April 2003 18:30, Ahbaid Gaffoor wrote:

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I mounted my NTFS partition and copied the mail directory to a separate location.

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All I need to test now is if XP likes having another OS touching these

You can't write to an NTFS partition from Linux. - -- Cheers, Chris Howells -- chris@chrishowells.co.uk, howells@kde.org Web: http://chrishowells.co.uk, PGP ID: 33795A2C KDE: http://www.koffice.org, http://printing.kde.org, http://usability.kde.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+qE0PF8Iu1zN5WiwRAiMUAJ417no4fvTSKk/m4Px1UognyOqeWwCeODjq OMiCwH/kvOwW/dgyu6zAa4Y= =zglX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

John Scott

09:45

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ahbaidg@attbi.com wrote:

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My machine is currently in dual boot mode as I transition fully from WinXP to SuSE.

Right now I use Netscape Mail in WinXP, I'd like to take my existing mail from WinXP into Netscape Mail under SuSE.

1) Is there a way to do this? Just zip up and take the mail folder across?

2) Can this be done to move the email into another mail program?

thanks,

Ahbaid.

Go to Edit->Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings. find the account you want to transfer, click on Server Settings. Look at the bottom at the box "Local directory." Copy the contents of the directory under XP to the equivalent directory under linux after following the same steps to find the "Local directory" there. John --

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Ahbaid Gaffoor
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Herman Christiani
John Scott
Radu Voicu