Import email fromWindows OutlookExpressto Ubuntu

[Matthew Flaschen]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Rashkae wrote:
> 
>> RS wrote:
>>> Hi Listers,
>>>
>>> I have just installed Ubuntu on Hard Drive-D.  MS Windows and much email
>>> are on Hard Drive-C.  Is it possible to import that email into Ubuntu?  I
>>> am a nubie so, be specific.
>> The easiest way is to install Thunderbird on Windows, and import your
>> e-mail from Outlook Express into Thunderbird.
>>
>> Then boot into linux, use the file manager to open your Windows drive
>> and find Thunderbird's e-mail files. They will be in Documents and
>> Settings/[user]/Application Data/Thunderbird/profiles/[some random
>> gibberish]/mail/Local Folders/
>>
>> Copy those files, 
> 
> Or just use them where they are - I used to have T-bird installed on both a
> Windows & Ubuntu partition, and shared the files.

Yes.  I also did that for a while (Firefox too).  It's completely
workable, but you will experience the odd glitch (like constantly having
to change the file associations back and forth).  There are tutorials
around for this.

Matthew Flaschen