From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 19:49:26 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CBB1106566B for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:49:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marshc187@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f20.google.com (mail-bw0-f20.google.com [209.85.218.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D2E08FC17 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:49:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marshc187@gmail.com) Received: by bwz13 with SMTP id 13so642699bwz.19 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:49:24 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=BqqtQMDLg8yW7ViFPr/1JkyRM1X6b0EnwBTEl4bF200=; b=QnyOWSEZ8lBSVUmZ+JE28HGEkmsMsc3Y5mRbJQP0ovhoKIrTYcsSme4EZSbYGyQvgF psWMohui6Nkf+yJfpKbk0yuUlYslwLaHXZjklzKbcbh5SmdlRMzMj3Hi6OMyeGdOoDIE qYCzJlzI8yPOBmp9oNh3x58jHZIuQan9CT6us= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=F1rEpZepHiAdptPORqYxlktAlxlW+LZ0oBnW8oF2dGXWqFRpoFsLgzDG8tYwr1ptd1 NNqIhlwzT15A2NAkiVibiZaoXEMa0OX3+l2Qeqk/eItKngD2aI28NE5bOO8xV+e9tfNw LroEe0DnGGi++Q2F1qxIYxHvo/OoCJp4am1Q8= Received: by 10.223.108.15 with SMTP id d15mr14530002fap.105.1231874493480; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:21:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from ilras.barsh.com ([92.251.20.172]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b17sm28246448fka.35.2009.01.13.11.21.29 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:21:32 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <496CE952.3010900@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:19:46 +0100 From: cwt User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090110) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <496CA938.60903@thenetnow.com> <496CB890.4070700@gmail.com> <496CD550.5060701@thenetnow.com> <20090113184738.GA59052@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20090113191148.GA62894@marvin.optimis.net> In-Reply-To: <20090113191148.GA62894@marvin.optimis.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: FreeBSD Transition Questions. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:49:26 -0000 George Davidovich wrote: > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 07:47:38PM +0100, Roland Smith wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:54:24PM -0500, Grant Peel wrote: >> >> >>> 2. I want to import my Oulook express folders to Thinderbird. I know >>> it can be done on windows, but when I try the impirt feature >>> (running Thunderbord on FreeBSD), there is no option to do this. Is >>> there a way? >>> >> The /usr/ports/mail/libpst port contains a tool called readpst which >> can convert them to e.g. mailbox (mbox) format. Thunderbird should be >> able to import mbox files. >> > > Never used Outlook Express, but its file format, IIRC, is different than > that used by Outlook (.pst). > shoulf be easy to import outlook express into outlook > Either way, the best option would be to install Thunderbird on the > Windows machine and use Thunderbird there to import the OE mail. The > resulting mbox file(s) can then be simply copied over to his FreeBSD > box. > >