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<p>Start the import process by selecting Tools > Import. The import process consists of a series of dialogs which will lead you through the process of migrating your e-mail, address book, and settings.</p> | <p>Start the import process by selecting Tools > Import. The import process consists of a series of dialogs which will lead you through the process of migrating your e-mail, address book, and settings.</p> | ||
<h3>TheBat to Thunderbird mail conversion</h3> | |||
'''i will come back and invest some more time in this !''' | |||
There does not seem to be any smooth converter around (except commercial aid4mail maybe). But you can export the mails from TheBat folder by folder as .MBX files. These files can be imported by Thunderbird. Mail flags, colors, filters etc. will not be exported to the MBX-files and therfore will also not be imported by Thunderbird. The addressbook can be exported&imported, but not by this workaround. Here is how to do it step by step: | |||
This was using TheBat 3.5.25 and Thunderbird 1.0.7 | |||
* Create a new email account in Thunderbird. In the account-properties look at the "Server settings" tab and remember the "Local directory folder". This folder is where to we will export the mails from TheBat. (For migrating mailaccounts it is usually a good idea to select "Leave messages on server" in the account properies.) | |||
* In TheBat click into a folder and select all mails by pressing ctrl-a. | |||
From the menu select -> Tools -> Export messages to Unix mailbox. Save the file with the name of the mailfolder in the Thunderbird-account's "Local directory folder". | |||
* Restart Thunderbird and the folders will appear. | |||
* To reproduce a higher-level folderstructure you will have to restart Thunderbird a lot of times and export/import level by level. | |||
* Depending on the number of mailfolders , you might want to create a keyboard shotcut in TheBat. This can be done by clicking: select view -> toolbars -> customize -> select container -> main menu -> tools@carret items -> exportz message to MBX -> at bottom right you can assign a shortcut -> ok&save. | |||