How do I import .mbx into Postbox?

Composer, ChatZilla and other Mozilla applications, along with Netscape, Galeon, K-Meleon and other products.
Locked
CBI Web
Posts: 242
Joined: February 6th, 2005, 8:42 pm
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Contact:

How do I import .mbx into Postbox?

Post by CBI Web »

I've used PocoMail for over ten years, but it's time to move on to something more current and still in development, so I'm trying Postbox.

First of all, PocoMail offers the following options for exporting my mail:
    .eml
    .mbx
    RFC822 (.TXT)
    No extension (Netscape)

Postbox offers only these two import options:
    Outlook
    Outlook Express

There's no way that PostBox is catering only to those two programs, and ignoring the rest of us. What am I missing?
User avatar
DanRaisch
Moderator
Posts: 127185
Joined: September 23rd, 2004, 8:57 pm
Location: Somewhere on the right coast

Re: How do I import .mbx into Postbox?

Post by DanRaisch »

See this from Postbox's support pages -- http://support.postbox-inc.com/hc/en-us ... hunderbird
CBI Web
Posts: 242
Joined: February 6th, 2005, 8:42 pm
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Contact:

Re: How do I import .mbx into Postbox?

Post by CBI Web »

Seriously?? There is no way to simply export .MBX from PocoMail, and import same into Postbox? .MBX is a very common format, I'm genuinely surprised it's not supported as such.

So then I have to install Thunderbird, get all my mail migrated into it, and then migrate it again over to Postbox per the instructions on that page.

Wow... might as well migrate to TB and stay there. And Postbox looked like a good idea....
User avatar
DanRaisch
Moderator
Posts: 127185
Joined: September 23rd, 2004, 8:57 pm
Location: Somewhere on the right coast

Re: How do I import .mbx into Postbox?

Post by DanRaisch »

Well, we're not actually Postbox support here, so there might be a better way but I didn't find anything after a quick search on-line.
CBI Web
Posts: 242
Joined: February 6th, 2005, 8:42 pm
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Contact:

Re: How do I import .mbx into Postbox?

Post by CBI Web »

Okay, well I came here because somewhere on the Postbox site it says this is a good place to ask, since it's based on TB. LOL
User avatar
Daifne
Moderator
Posts: 123071
Joined: July 31st, 2005, 9:17 pm
Location: Where the Waters Meet, Wisconsin

Re: How do I import .mbx into Postbox?

Post by Daifne »

We offered to help them with support when they were first working on it. They refused, so none of us bothered to use and learn about it. They need to do support for their own, PAID, program.
CBI Web
Posts: 242
Joined: February 6th, 2005, 8:42 pm
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Contact:

Re: How do I import .mbx into Postbox?

Post by CBI Web »

I agree. Fortunately, I'm still in the trial period, so no loss. Thunderbird will most likely be where I go.
Locked