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Bug 469138 - Evolution - Add extra import filters for outlook and outlook express.
Evolution - Add extra import filters for outlook and outlook express.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 231099
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Importers
2.12.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Evolution Shell Maintainers Team
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-08-22 07:14 UTC by Ashish
Modified: 2013-09-13 00:59 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement



Description Ashish 2007-08-22 07:14:36 UTC
Please add with urgency an import filter for outlook .PST files and outlook
express .dbx files.

The only way I have found to import emails into Evolution is as follows

1. Export email from outlook to outlook express
2. Import email into outlook express.
3. Open Kmail and import outlook express emails.
4. Select each folder in Kmail > select ALL emails >File save as berkel mail
box files
5. Open Evolution
6. Import berkely mail box format from exported files from Kmail.


From a commercial Point of view it is imperative that you can import an Outlook
.PST file. I dont know any organization who uses outlook express.

From a home user point of view the importation from outlook express is
required.

Your choice, however I would strongly suggest importation filters for both.

As you can see from above procedure it is not impossible, but with thousands of
emails and perhaps multiple personal folder and perhaps multiple .pst files it
is a real struggle.
Comment 1 Ashish 2007-08-22 09:00:07 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 231099 ***