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Subject: Re: Moving my Outlook PST file to any BSD E-mail client
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Bill Moran wrote:
> "Joshua Lewis" <jmlewis@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Does anyone know of an e-mail client that supports importing an outlook
>>.PST file.
>>
>>If I can move my old e-mail onto my new machine then I can be done with
>>Microsoft.
> 
> 
> This is a bit of "the long way around", but I've done it, so I know it
> works.
> 
> We set up a temporary IMAP server, and used Outlook to copy all the mail
> and folders up to the IMAP server.  Then you can just connect to the IMAP
> server with your new mail client to get at all your stuff.

Agreed, this is probably the safest method.

Rather than "temporary," why not just keep your email on the imap 
server?  That way you can try lots of different email clients, as long 
as they support imap.  's what I do.

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Aaron
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