Import email fromWindows OutlookExpressto Ubuntu

[Nils Kassube]

Rashkae wrote:
> Xurxo F. wrote:
> > And my 2 cents to import your contacts from Outlook Express.
> >
> >>From OE to Thunderbird. Just import them to windows thunderbird and
> >> then
> >
> > you can export the thunderbird file to your thunderbird linux (not
> > much of a deal). You lose the middle name of your contacts
> >
> >>From OE to Evolution. This one was harder to find but you get all the
> >
> > data.
> > 1. Just select all contacts, click on them and without releasing the
> > button drop them in a folder somewhere. You will get a vcf file for
> > each contact.
> > 2. Take them to Linux.
> > 3. Merge the VCF (it should be something like cp *.vcf merged.vcf)
> > 4. Import the merged.csv file into Evolution. You will get all your
> > contacts plus all the metadata.
>
> That's a great tip, thanks!
>
> Just a quick correction, the command in step 3 should be
> cat *.vcf merged.vcf

I think

cat *.vcf > merged.vcf

might even work better :)


Nils