Importiing thunderbird OLD WIN to Thunderbird new linux?possible ?

[tobias schwibingerr]

good afternoon
is it possible to importthunderbird mails and idsfrom
thunderbird win?
I did make with win xp and mozback a file as backup.can I import this to linux thunderbird?


thank You


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--- Michael Hirsch <mdhirsch at gmail.com> schrieb am Fr, 18.5.2012:

Von: Michael Hirsch <mdhirsch at gmail.com>
Betreff: Re: Importiing Kmail to thunderbird ?possible
An: "Kubuntu user technical support" <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Datum: Freitag, 18. Mai, 2012 00:02 Uhr

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 7:08 AM, Marcelo Magno T. Sales <mmtsales at gmail.com> wrote:

2012/5/8 Richard Terry <richard at internode.on.net>:

> After many years I've relectantly decided to give up my kmail  and switch to

> thunderbird, and I wondered if anyone had successfullyl imported the kmail

> folders/messages, or if it was possible

>

> Regards

>

> richard



As much as I can tell, there's no direct way to import your Kmail's

maildir into Thunderbird's mbox store. However, you can do this

A web search will yield many mbox to maildir converters, but I don't see anyone advertising maildir to mbox.  You would think someone would have done it.


As I recall, I used kmail to convert to mbox.  I would create a new mail folder in maildir format and move all the files from the old, mbox, folder to the new one.  The conversion happened automatically.

Perhaps this could work in reverse, too?  Kmail used to understand mbox.  If it still does, and can create a new mbox folder, you could copy the maildir emails to the mbox folder.  If that works, you should be able to have thunderbird use the mbox folder.


Michael 


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