[CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-03 Thread Lanny Marcus
Background is that I have been using Evolution for my MUA for a number 
of years. Migrated to Evolution from Mozilla Mail.  I only use Evolution 
for email and contacts. Getting bored with the issues (frequently not 
being able to exit and needing to kill it; Bug Buddy popping up in 
GNOME, etc) that Mark (MHR) and I and I'm sure others have experienced.


About 24 hours ago, I installed Thunderbird (on CentOS 5.2  32 bit) and 
am testing it with this mailing list. So far, Thunderbird doesn't seem 
to have any issues, based on this very quick trial.


The Thunderbird documentation says that it uses mbox files, but if so, 
where_are_they? Here's what it says:



http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/faq#import

Thunderbird's mail files are in the standard plain text "mbox" format, which almost all 
mail programs can use or import. Many proprietary mail programs have a function to import from 
Eudora, which also uses the "mbox" format; this function should read your Mozilla mail 
files properly.

Your mail files are inside your profile (see the Profile Folder), in the Mail and (if you 
use IMAP) ImapMail folders. Each mail folder (Inbox, Sent, etc.) is stored as two files — 
one with no extension (e.g. INBOX), which is the mail file itself (in "mbox" 
format), and one with an .msf extension (e.g. INBOX.msf), which is the index (Mail 
Summary File) to the mail file. Tell the other program to import mail from the file with 
no extension.


However, in the imap.gmail.com folder
INBOX.msf file properties,
Type is shown as C source code
and MIME type is shown as text/x-csrc

and I cannot find the mbox files

In Evolution:
Inbox has type: Mailbox file
and is shown as
MIME type: application/mbox

If someone on the list can point me to where the mbox files for 
Thunderbird on Linux are located, that will be much appreciated. I do 
not want to migrate from Evolution to Thunderbird, unless my email will 
continue to be in the mbox format, in case I eventually decide to 
migrate from Thunderbird, to another MUA. TIA!

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread mouss

Lanny Marcus wrote:
Background is that I have been using Evolution for my MUA for a number 
of years. Migrated to Evolution from Mozilla Mail.  I only use Evolution 
for email and contacts. Getting bored with the issues (frequently not 
being able to exit and needing to kill it; Bug Buddy popping up in 
GNOME, etc) that Mark (MHR) and I and I'm sure others have experienced.


About 24 hours ago, I installed Thunderbird (on CentOS 5.2  32 bit) and 
am testing it with this mailing list. So far, Thunderbird doesn't seem 
to have any issues, based on this very quick trial.


The Thunderbird documentation says that it uses mbox files, but if so, 
where_are_they? Here's what it says:



http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/faq#import

Thunderbird's mail files are in the standard plain text "mbox" format, 
which almost all mail programs can use or import. Many proprietary 
mail programs have a function to import from Eudora, which also uses 
the "mbox" format; this function should read your Mozilla mail files 
properly.


Your mail files are inside your profile (see the Profile Folder), in 
the Mail and (if you use IMAP) ImapMail folders. Each mail folder 
(Inbox, Sent, etc.) is stored as two files — one with no extension 
(e.g. INBOX), which is the mail file itself (in "mbox" format), and 
one with an .msf extension (e.g. INBOX.msf), which is the index (Mail 
Summary File) to the mail file. Tell the other program to import mail 
from the file with no extension.


However, in the imap.gmail.com folder
INBOX.msf file properties,
Type is shown as C source code
and MIME type is shown as text/x-csrc

and I cannot find the mbox files

In Evolution:
Inbox has type: Mailbox file
and is shown as
MIME type: application/mbox

If someone on the list can point me to where the mbox files for 
Thunderbird on Linux are located, that will be much appreciated. I do 
not want to migrate from Evolution to Thunderbird, unless my email will 
continue to be in the mbox format, in case I eventually decide to 
migrate from Thunderbird, to another MUA. TIA!


look under $HOME/.mozilla* (if you see a funny dirname, that name is a 
profile id. chdir to ...).


The simplest way to migrate is to setup a local IMAP server, create an 
account on both evolution and TB. then copy your old mail to the imap 
server from one mailer, and get it from imap to the second mailer. may 
take time if you have a large mailbox, but this way you don't have to 
convert files (or even find them).





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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread Nicolas Thierry-Mieg



Lanny Marcus wrote:


However, in the imap.gmail.com folder
INBOX.msf file properties,
Type is shown as C source code
and MIME type is shown as text/x-csrc


This is irrelevant, whatever tool you are using to see the "type" of 
that file is wrong.



If someone on the list can point me to where the mbox files for 
Thunderbird on Linux are located, that will be much appreciated. 


You didn't tell us where you're looking, so I can't be sure... But I 
suspect you're looking in the right place.
However with IMAP the mail can stay on the server, so unless you tell 
your MUA to download a copy locally you only see index files.

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread Lanny Marcus

mouss wrote:

Lanny Marcus wrote:


The Thunderbird documentation says that it uses mbox files, but if so, 
where_are_they? Here's what it says:



http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/faq#import


(Inbox, Sent, etc.) is stored as two files — one with no extension 
(e.g. INBOX), which is the mail file itself (in "mbox" format), and 
one with an .msf extension (e.g. INBOX.msf), which is the index (Mail 
Summary File) to the mail file. Tell the other program to import mail 
from the file with no extension.




and I cannot find the mbox files




If someone on the list can point me to where the mbox files for 
Thunderbird on Linux are located, that will be much appreciated. I do 
not want to migrate from Evolution to Thunderbird, unless my email 
will continue to be in the mbox format, in case I eventually decide to 
migrate from Thunderbird, to another MUA. TIA!


look under $HOME/.mozilla* (if you see a funny dirname, that name is a 
profile id. chdir to ...).


The data for Firefox is located in .mozilla The mbox files for 
Thunderbird are supposed to be in .thunderbird but I cannot find them there.


The simplest way to migrate is to setup a local IMAP server, create an 
account on both evolution and TB. then copy your old mail to the imap 
server from one mailer, and get it from imap to the second mailer. may 
take time if you have a large mailbox, but this way you don't have to 
convert files (or even find them).


My email is on gmail.com  IMAP and yes, I could start over with 
Thunderbird by downloading everything into Thunderbird from the IMAP 
server.


The problem is that if I ever want to migrate from Thunderbird, I want 
to be sure that I know where the mbox files are located and at this 
time, I cannot find the mbox files.


The documentation on the Thunderbird support site is not showing what I 
am seeing on my Desktop box. Possibly I should post this on a 
Thunderbird mailing list, because their documentation shows something 
that is not correct?

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread Lanny Marcus

Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote:

If someone on the list can point me to where the mbox files for 
Thunderbird on Linux are located, that will be much appreciated. 


You didn't tell us where you're looking, so I can't be sure... But I 
suspect you're looking in the right place.


I am trying to find the mbox files in .thunderbird which is where the 
Thunderbird help documentation says they should be.


However with IMAP the mail can stay on the server, so unless you tell 
your MUA to download a copy locally you only see index files.


With the Evolution MUA, also using IMAP on gmail.com the mbox files are 
easily seen. in .evolution


I suspect that I should post on a Thunderbird mailing list and ask where 
the mbox files are located on my Desktop, or, if using IMAP, as I am, 
there are no mbox files on my Desktop. Probably it's one or the other.

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread Lorenzo Quatrini
Nicolas Thierry-Mieg ha scritto:
> 
> 
> Lanny Marcus wrote:
> 
>> However, in the imap.gmail.com folder
>> INBOX.msf file properties,
>> Type is shown as C source code
>> and MIME type is shown as text/x-csrc
> 
> This is irrelevant, whatever tool you are using to see the "type" of
> that file is wrong.
> 
> 
>> If someone on the list can point me to where the mbox files for
>> Thunderbird on Linux are located, that will be much appreciated. 
> 
> You didn't tell us where you're looking, so I can't be sure... But I
> suspect you're looking in the right place.
> However with IMAP the mail can stay on the server, so unless you tell
> your MUA to download a copy locally you only see index files.

I can confirm that: if you select the folder for offline use you'll find on the
imap.gmak.com folder an INBOX which looks like an mbox file.

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread Nicolas Thierry-Mieg



Lanny Marcus wrote:
However with IMAP the mail can stay on the server, so unless you tell 
your MUA to download a copy locally you only see index files.


With the Evolution MUA, also using IMAP on gmail.com the mbox files are 
easily seen. in .evolution


I suspect that I should post on a Thunderbird mailing list and ask where 
the mbox files are located on my Desktop, or, if using IMAP, as I am, 
there are no mbox files on my Desktop. Probably it's one or the other.


I guess evolution automatically saves a local copy of your mail.
As I suggested earlier, Thunderbird does not.
Go in File, Offline, "Download/Sync now" and choose the folders that you 
want to download...

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread mouss

Lanny Marcus wrote:

My email is on gmail.com  IMAP and yes, 


If it's on imap, then forget about TB mbox files. the messages are on 
the server (TB can cache messages, but you are not supposed to know how 
it exactly does. so don't play this game).



I could start over with 
Thunderbird by downloading everything into Thunderbird from the IMAP 
server.


The problem is that if I ever want to migrate from Thunderbird, I want 
to be sure that I know where the mbox files are located and at this 
time, I cannot find the mbox files.


just leave all mail on the server and use whatever client you want. 
that's one of the benefits of imap.




The documentation on the Thunderbird support site is not showing what I 
am seeing on my Desktop box.


most people use POP3, in which case messages are downloaded and stored 
locally. Things are different with imap. the copies that the client 
holds are only for performances and you are not supposed to use them.


Possibly I should post this on a 
Thunderbird mailing list, because their documentation shows something 
that is not correct?


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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread Lanny Marcus

Lorenzo Quatrini wrote:

Nicolas Thierry-Mieg ha scritto:

Lanny Marcus wrote:



If someone on the list can point me to where the mbox files for
Thunderbird on Linux are located, that will be much appreciated. 

You didn't tell us where you're looking, so I can't be sure... But I
suspect you're looking in the right place.
However with IMAP the mail can stay on the server, so unless you tell
your MUA to download a copy locally you only see index files.


I can confirm that: if you select the folder for offline use you'll find on the
imap.gmak.com folder an INBOX which looks like an mbox file.


Progress!  A few hours ago, I changed a configuration setting in 
Thunderbird and I now have the mbox file for INBOX on my hard drive. 
:-)  Hoping I can now do whatever I did for INBOX for Sent Mail!

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread Lanny Marcus

Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote:

Lanny Marcus wrote:
However with IMAP the mail can stay on the server, so unless you tell 
your MUA to download a copy locally you only see index files.


With the Evolution MUA, also using IMAP on gmail.com the mbox files 
are easily seen. in .evolution


I suspect that I should post on a Thunderbird mailing list and ask 
where the mbox files are located on my Desktop, or, if using IMAP, as 
I am, there are no mbox files on my Desktop. Probably it's one or the 
other.


I guess evolution automatically saves a local copy of your mail.
As I suggested earlier, Thunderbird does not.
Go in File, Offline, "Download/Sync now" and choose the folders that you 
want to download...


Yes. Apparently, Evolution automatically creates the mbox files on my 
local hard drive. I have the mbox files on my hard drive now. Thanks

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-04 Thread Lanny Marcus

mouss wrote:

Lanny Marcus wrote:
If it's on imap, then forget about TB mbox files. the messages are on 
the server (TB can cache messages, but you are not supposed to know how 
it exactly does. so don't play this game).


I now have the mbox files on my hard drive. I think that is the default
with Evolution.  I assume google backs up their gmail servers, but 
having a local copy, my own backup, is a plus.


just leave all mail on the server and use whatever client you want. 
that's one of the benefits of imap.


IMAP is what gmail recommends.


most people use POP3, in which case messages are downloaded and stored 
locally. Things are different with imap. the copies that the client 
holds are only for performances and you are not supposed to use them.


So far, Thunderbird seems to be stable and solid, no issues like with 
Evolution, so I will probably migrate my primary email account to 
Thunderbird, within the next few days.


Thanks you for your help!
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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-05 Thread Lorenzo Quatrini
Lanny Marcus ha scritto:
> 
> I now have the mbox files on my hard drive. I think that is the default
> with Evolution.  I assume google backs up their gmail servers, but
> having a local copy, my own backup, is a plus.
> 
Lanny, if you are concerned about data loss, you could install a local imap
server (over wich you'll can do all the backups that you like) and keep it in
sync with google with imapsync (rpmforge repository).
Looks simple and straightforward to do:

http://nivox.blogspot.com/2008/02/gmail-imap-backup.html

Hope this helps.

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-05 Thread Lanny Marcus

Lorenzo Quatrini wrote:

Lanny Marcus ha scritto:

I now have the mbox files on my hard drive. I think that is the default
with Evolution.  I assume google backs up their gmail servers, but
having a local copy, my own backup, is a plus.


Lanny, if you are concerned about data loss, you could install a local imap
server (over wich you'll can do all the backups that you like) and keep it in
sync with google with imapsync (rpmforge repository).
Looks simple and straightforward to do:

http://nivox.blogspot.com/2008/02/gmail-imap-backup.html

Hope this helps.


Lorenzo: Thank you for the above. I will read up on that. I'm sure 
google backs up their gmail servers, but, having a local backup seems 
like a good idea to me. So far, Thunderbird seems to be very stable and 
is running without any issues. That's not the case with Evolution. Lanny

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-05 Thread Lanny Marcus

Lorenzo Quatrini wrote:


Lanny, if you are concerned about data loss, you could install a local imap
server (over wich you'll can do all the backups that you like) and keep it in
sync with google with imapsync (rpmforge repository).
Looks simple and straightforward to do:

http://nivox.blogspot.com/2008/02/gmail-imap-backup.html


I just discovered that the mbox files are *not* the problem! Exporting 
my Address book from Evolution is not intuitively obvious. I found a web 
page from May 2006, that says:
"Export the evolution address book with the evolution-addressbook-export 
utility in csv format" and it said to use this command:
/usr/lib/evolution/2.X/evolution-addressbook-export --format=csv > 
contacts.csv

but I cannot find evolution-addressbook-export there.
I have been using Evolution for years, because Upstream defaults to it, 
but YUK. I am moving to Thunderbird and I am not going to look back.
I will keep searching, for a hopefully simple way to Export my contacts 
from Evolution, so I can Import them into Thunderbird. :-)

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-05 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 21:38 -0500, Lanny Marcus wrote:
> Lorenzo Quatrini wrote:
> 
> > Lanny, if you are concerned about data loss, you could install a local imap
> > server (over wich you'll can do all the backups that you like) and keep it 
> > in
> > sync with google with imapsync (rpmforge repository).
> > Looks simple and straightforward to do:
> > 
> > http://nivox.blogspot.com/2008/02/gmail-imap-backup.html
> 
> I just discovered that the mbox files are *not* the problem! Exporting 
> my Address book from Evolution is not intuitively obvious. I found a web 
> page from May 2006, that says:
> "Export the evolution address book with the evolution-addressbook-export 
> utility in csv format" and it said to use this command:
> /usr/lib/evolution/2.X/evolution-addressbook-export --format=csv > 
> contacts.csv
> but I cannot find evolution-addressbook-export there.
> I have been using Evolution for years, because Upstream defaults to it, 
> but YUK. I am moving to Thunderbird and I am not going to look back.
> I will keep searching, for a hopefully simple way to Export my contacts 
> from Evolution, so I can Import them into Thunderbird. :-)

/usr/libexec/evolution/2.8/evolution-addressbook-export

Craig

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-05 Thread Lanny Marcus

Lanny Marcus wrote:

I just discovered that the mbox files are *not* the problem! Exporting 
my Address book from Evolution is not intuitively obvious. I found a web 
page from May 2006, that says:
"Export the evolution address book with the evolution-addressbook-export 
utility in csv format" and it said to use this command:
/usr/lib/evolution/2.X/evolution-addressbook-export --format=csv > 
contacts.csv

but I cannot find evolution-addressbook-export there.
I have been using Evolution for years, because Upstream defaults to it, 
but YUK. I am moving to Thunderbird and I am not going to look back.
I will keep searching, for a hopefully simple way to Export my contacts 
from Evolution, so I can Import them into Thunderbird. :-)


Replying to myself, in case anyone else wants to escape from Evolution. 
It's possible to Export the Evolution Contacts in .vcf format.  I did 
that and then I used a converter at this URL: 
http://labs.brotherli.ch/vcfconvert/
and I converted the .vcf file to both .ldif (which I suspect will give 
me a better result, when I Import the data) and to .csv
When I have time, I will back up this box and then I will do the 
Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird.:-)

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-05 Thread Lanny Marcus

Craig White wrote:

I just discovered that the mbox files are *not* the problem! Exporting 
my Address book from Evolution is not intuitively obvious. I found a web 
page from May 2006, that says:
"Export the evolution address book with the evolution-addressbook-export 
utility in csv format" and it said to use this command:
/usr/lib/evolution/2.X/evolution-addressbook-export --format=csv > 
contacts.csv

but I cannot find evolution-addressbook-export there.
I have been using Evolution for years, because Upstream defaults to it, 
but YUK. I am moving to Thunderbird and I am not going to look back.
I will keep searching, for a hopefully simple way to Export my contacts 
from Evolution, so I can Import them into Thunderbird. :-)


/usr/libexec/evolution/2.8/evolution-addressbook-export


Craig: Cool. I just  posted that I found a way around it (exporting .vcf 
and then using a converter on the web to .ldif and .csv formats) but you 
are correct, I did find evolution-addressbook-export

in /usr/libexec/evolution/2.12/
It wasn't where I was looking for it, from the post I'd read. Had I not 
found a way around it, you would have saved the day Thanks!  Lanny

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-05 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 22:28 -0500, Lanny Marcus wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
> 
> >> I just discovered that the mbox files are *not* the problem! Exporting 
> >> my Address book from Evolution is not intuitively obvious. I found a web 
> >> page from May 2006, that says:
> >> "Export the evolution address book with the evolution-addressbook-export 
> >> utility in csv format" and it said to use this command:
> >> /usr/lib/evolution/2.X/evolution-addressbook-export --format=csv > 
> >> contacts.csv
> >> but I cannot find evolution-addressbook-export there.
> >> I have been using Evolution for years, because Upstream defaults to it, 
> >> but YUK. I am moving to Thunderbird and I am not going to look back.
> >> I will keep searching, for a hopefully simple way to Export my contacts 
> >> from Evolution, so I can Import them into Thunderbird. :-)
> > 
> > /usr/libexec/evolution/2.8/evolution-addressbook-export
> 
> Craig: Cool. I just  posted that I found a way around it (exporting .vcf 
> and then using a converter on the web to .ldif and .csv formats) but you 
> are correct, I did find evolution-addressbook-export
> in /usr/libexec/evolution/2.12/
> It wasn't where I was looking for it, from the post I'd read. Had I not 
> found a way around it, you would have saved the day Thanks!  Lanny

you must be using CentOS-4 and that version of Evolution is really,
really old.

I'm not sure that ancient version of evolution-addressbook-export can
export directly to csv but if so, that would be more usable for
importing into thunderbird.

Craig

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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-06 Thread Nicolas Thierry-Mieg



Lanny Marcus wrote:


but I cannot find evolution-addressbook-export


/usr/libexec/evolution/2.8/evolution-addressbook-export


Craig: Cool. I just  posted that I found a way around it (exporting .vcf 
and then using a converter on the web to .ldif and .csv formats) but you 
are correct, I did find evolution-addressbook-export

in /usr/libexec/evolution/2.12/
It wasn't where I was looking for it, from the post I'd read. 



Lanny: 'locate' is your friend!
(install mlocate if you don't have it)
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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-06 Thread Lanny Marcus
On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 22:28 -0500, Lanny Marcus wrote:
>> Craig White wrote:
>> 
>> >> I just discovered that the mbox files are *not* the problem! Exporting
>> >> my Address book from Evolution is not intuitively obvious. I found a web
>> >> page from May 2006, that says:
>> >> "Export the evolution address book with the evolution-addressbook-export
>> >> utility in csv format" and it said to use this command:
>> >> /usr/lib/evolution/2.X/evolution-addressbook-export --format=csv >
>> >> contacts.csv
>> >> but I cannot find evolution-addressbook-export there.
>> >> I have been using Evolution for years, because Upstream defaults to it,
>> >> but YUK. I am moving to Thunderbird and I am not going to look back.
>> >> I will keep searching, for a hopefully simple way to Export my contacts
>> >> from Evolution, so I can Import them into Thunderbird. :-)
>> > 
>> > /usr/libexec/evolution/2.8/evolution-addressbook-export
>>
>> Craig: Cool. I just  posted that I found a way around it (exporting .vcf
>> and then using a converter on the web to .ldif and .csv formats) but you
>> are correct, I did find evolution-addressbook-export
>> in /usr/libexec/evolution/2.12/
>> It wasn't where I was looking for it, from the post I'd read. Had I not
>> found a way around it, you would have saved the day Thanks!  Lanny
> 
> you must be using CentOS-4 and that version of Evolution is really,
> really old.
>
> I'm not sure that ancient version of evolution-addressbook-export can
> export directly to csv but if so, that would be more usable for
> importing into thunderbird.

No. This is CentOS 5.2 (32 bit) and fully updated. I noticed last
night that you have Evolution 2.8.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ uname -a
Linux dell2400.homelan 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 #1 SMP Tue Aug 5 07:41:53
EDT 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

I did the migration from Evolution to Thunderbird, for my main email
account today and and am up and running.   :-) I imported the contacts
as .ldif and it worked very well.   :-)   I suspect much better than
if I had imported the contacts as .csv
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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-06 Thread Lanny Marcus
On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 5:15 AM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Lanny Marcus wrote:
> 

 but I cannot find evolution-addressbook-export
>>>
>>> 
>>> /usr/libexec/evolution/2.8/evolution-addressbook-export
>>
>> Craig: Cool. I just  posted that I found a way around it (exporting .vcf
>> and then using a converter on the web to .ldif and .csv formats) but you are
>> correct, I did find evolution-addressbook-export
>> in /usr/libexec/evolution/2.12/
>> It wasn't where I was looking for it, from the post I'd read.
>
>
> Lanny: 'locate' is your friend!
> (install mlocate if you don't have it)

Nicholas: Thanks! One of the problems newbies have is which command to
use. Locate will help, when I'm trying to find something! Lanny
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Re: [CentOS] OT: Migration from Evolution to Thunderbird (Thunderbird mbox files)

2008-09-08 Thread Ric Moore

On Sat, 2008-09-06 at 15:48 -0500, Lanny Marcus wrote:

> Nicholas: Thanks! One of the problems newbies have is which command to
> use. Locate will help, when I'm trying to find something! Lanny

Make sure you do 'updatedb' after you install it. It'll whirr the
harddrive a bit, to locate everthing, and after that you'll be able to
find anything. Yup, this is one of the better Linux apps! Ric

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