Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3397 mails)

[Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Erik,

On Saturday 30 April 2005 08:45, Erik Jakobsen wrote:
> Randall R Schulz wrote:
>
> ...
>
> >"How do I import e-mail messages from kmail (Linux)?
> >
> >"Make a new folder in kmail and name it inboxmbox. You'll see a
> > dialogue in which you can save it as an mbox folder. Copy all posts
> > in your kmail inbox folder to the new inboxmbox folder, then copy
> > or move inboxmbox to the subfolder Mail/Local Folders in your
> > profile folder. When you open Thunderbird you'll see the inboxmbox
> > folder under Local Folders. Copy the messages into your Inbox
> > folder if you like."
> >
> >
> >I believe the implication is that Firefox (and Mozilla) use mbox
> > format.
>
> But as I read what you wrote its about importing e-mail's from Kmail
> ??? What I want is the opposite way to Kmail from Mozilla mail.
> Maybe there's something  about that on the url you mentioned.

Yes, but think about what was stated. You can directly access (no import 
processing required) a KMail mbox-formmatted mail folder (which is a 
single file, ignoring the index file) from Thunderbird (not Firefox, of 
course, as I mistakenly stated). All you have to do is put a copy of 
the KMail mbox file in the directory where Thunderbird keeps mail 
files.

If Mozilla mail can directly access a KMail mail folder, there's a 
reasonable chance the reverse is true, too. But keep in mind that it 
does not follow strongly that this is possible, because there could be 
more flexibility regarding particular details of mailbox file 
formatting in one application's code than the other's.


> Erik Jakobsen


Randall Schulz