wine and outlook

[Ignazio Palmisano]

O. Sinclair wrote:

> 
> To install Thunderbird on the Windows PC and then import from Outlook - 
> then move the mbox-files to linux and then import into Kontact is the 
> way "normally". Problem is she already also use Thunderbird on the 
> windows pc for a separate mail account "non-business" and I am uncertain 
> if thunderbird can import to a separate account.

Yes it can, first create the new account and then import to it. If you 
want to be bulletproof in that, first backup her current profile, and 
after doing all the changes restore the backup. Given the amount of 
troubles that interfacing with Outlook and the rest seems to involve, 
I'd guess it's also the quickest solution :)
HTH,
I.

> 
> So the idea is/was to run OL 2003 on the linux using wine so she can 
> access existing mail, nothing else. No downloading mail, no Exchange 
> (shudder) etc.
>