Hello all together,
i got a new computer with Vista and startet e-mailing with Windows Mail.
Does anybody know how to import mails from "Windows Mail"?
Will be import possible after one of the next updates of Thunderbird?
Thank you very much
BonsaiBuddha
Daifne wrote:No one has reported how to yet, but, since it is based on OE, you could try that option. I won't guarantee it. If it works, please let us know.
What type of files does it use to store the messages? If it uses *.dbx then you could use one of the existing tools to convert *.dbx files to mbox files (which Thunderbird uses).
OK, according to a book I got on Vista, Windows Mail stores the messages in individual .eml files. If this is indeed true, <a href="http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/mboximport-en.html">MboxImport</a> can import them. I do not know yet where they are stored though.
MboxImport doesn't work. but there is a simpler way:
1. Open Outlook Express (I think your friends have it still on their xp systems) and drag-n-drop all *.eml files from Windows Mail store directory to Outlook Express folders. by doing this all your emails will be in Outlook Express mail folders.
2. Import Outlook Express messages to Thunderbird.
If you are trying to import messages from Tbird to Windows Mail, I have no idea how to do that but would very much like to find out! If, however, you wanna export from WM to somewhere else it's very easy hit me up and I'll tell how.
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