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<h3>TheBat to Thunderbird mail conversion</h3> | <h3>TheBat to Thunderbird mail conversion</h3> | ||
'''Note: This workaround sucks. The read/unread flags are buggy (only) when used in a dual-boot environment. | '''Note: This workaround sucks. The read/unread flags are buggy (only) when used in a dual-boot environment. Strange error.. seems like TheBat exports different MBX-files. Actual "state of the art" is to use an imap-server in between TheBat and Thunderbird.... ahhhh''' | ||
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. This works for your attachments. The addressbook can be exported&imported, but not by this workaround. Here is how to do it step by step: | 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. This works for your attachments. The addressbook can be exported&imported, but not by this workaround. Here is how to do it step by step: | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
<h2>Importing | <h2>Importing Address Books </h2> | ||
Note: For this to work, you need to have KAddressBook. | Note: For this to work, you need to have KAddressBook. | ||
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Open TB, select import -> address book -> ldif file. Select the ldif file you exported from KAddressbook and let TB do the magic. Works like a charm. | Open TB, select import -> address book -> ldif file. Select the ldif file you exported from KAddressbook and let TB do the magic. Works like a charm. | ||
<h2>Importing Filters</h2> | |||
Currently, there is no way to import filters from Eudora to Thunderbird. For many of us, who would like to migrate, this is too much of an obstacle. Is someone going to fix this?? | |||
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