Vista Mail - how to import Thunderbird email

Someone asked in another group looking for an answer. Vista Mail can
import CSV so exporting the Address Book from TB as a CSV file will
work. But how would anyone suggest importing email from TB (which uses
the mbox format) into VM, ?

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Dnia Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:37:27 -0700, Terry wrote:

> Someone asked in another group looking for an answer. Vista Mail can
> import CSV so exporting the Address Book from TB as a CSV file will
> work. But how would anyone suggest importing email from TB (which uses
> the mbox format) into VM, ?

You may use a very simple and small programm called Mboxproxy. It works as
a simple POP3 server -> http://betoniarka5.webpark.pl/hcm/get.htm
It is in polish, so here is a small translation from readme.txt

1. Run mailer (Wndows Mail) and set up it to download mails from
localhost (127.0.0.1), using:
- user/pass: ANY (but can't be epmty)
- authorisation - none
- leave mails on server - no
2. Run MboxProxy.exe and
- 'Wybierz plik' -> select file (Thunderbirds Inbox, Sent, Outbox etc. You
can find those files in ThBd profile folder)
- 'Uruchom serwer' -> Run server. Click again to stop it.
3. Run Windows mail and press 'Get new mail' button.
4. You're done


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Tomasz Zenger

On 3/16/2007 7:54 AM On a whim, goomish pounded out on the keyboard

> Dnia Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:37:27 -0700, Terry wrote:
>
>> Someone asked in another group looking for an answer. Vista Mail can
>> import CSV so exporting the Address Book from TB as a CSV file will
>> work. But how would anyone suggest importing email from TB (which uses
>> the mbox format) into VM, ?
>
> You may use a very simple and small programm called Mboxproxy. It works as
> a simple POP3 server -> http://betoniarka5.webpark.pl/hcm/get.htm
> It is in polish, so here is a small translation from readme.txt
>
> 1. Run mailer (Wndows Mail) and set up it to download mails from
> localhost (127.0.0.1), using:
> - user/pass: ANY (but can't be epmty)
> - authorisation - none
> - leave mails on server - no
> 2. Run MboxProxy.exe and
> - 'Wybierz plik' -> select file (Thunderbirds Inbox, Sent, Outbox etc. You
> can find those files in ThBd profile folder)
> - 'Uruchom serwer' -> Run server. Click again to stop it.
> 3. Run Windows mail and press 'Get new mail' button.
> 4. You're done
>
>

Thanks a lot. I'll forward that info on.

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