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Import .PST into Thunderbird
Recently gave up on Windows. Backed up all important information. Installed Slackware. Currently looking for a way to import my .pst files from Outlook2K3 into Thunderbird (or something else, if necessary). I currently have no Windows machine.
As far as I know, there is no way to directly import .pst into Thunderbird (Linux). I found a utility that is supposed to convert .pst files to mbox format, http://sourceforge.net/projects/ol2mbox , but I can't seem to make it work.
The end result I would like is to have my mail (.pst) imported into Thunderbird without having to install Windows anywhere. Any ideas? Maybe some help getting that utility to work?
As far as I know, there is no way to directly import .pst into Thunderbird (Linux). I found a utility that is supposed to convert .pst files to mbox format, http://sourceforge.net/projects/ol2mbox , but I can't seem to make it work.
The end result I would like is to have my mail (.pst) imported into Thunderbird without having to install Windows anywhere. Any ideas? Maybe some help getting that utility to work?
Pete Long
well if you can persuade a friend to convert your .pst file to an eml file (in windoze) then you can convert it to mbox format with http://www.broobles.com/eml2mbox/
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I suckered a friend into converting my PSTs into CSVs (I found another Util) but no luck. Then i conviced him to convert them into MBXs, and found that Ximian Evolution imports MBX files with no trouble. Problem solved. I'll spread the points around soon.
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Turns out, converting to MBX, you loose alot of data. The attachments, the timestamps, etc. Same friend offered to upload to an IMAP server and worked great.
IMAP is the solution, thanks blentz.
IMAP is the solution, thanks blentz.
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http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/Thunderbird-PST-Import-plugin-Download-33014.html
plugin to import pst to thunderbird in linux
plugin to import pst to thunderbird in linux
what if there is no IMAP server???? is there anyway out ? what about wine? can i just install outlook 2k to resolve this issue?
using windows vista + Ubuntu linux 8.04
using windows vista + Ubuntu linux 8.04
PST Walker is a great way to deal with PSTs in Windows without having Outlook installed at all. I have it installed on a USB drive along with important off-line PST's, so I can read emails from those while traveling at hotels, etc. where public PC's don't have Outlook installed. I don't know how to use it to import PST's into Thunderbird.