Whoops - I wasn't done. Apparently <ctrl-Enter> sends email messages. ;-)
Here's the link I was going to reference: http://linux.uta.edu/article.php?pid=5 After further reading, if you are using Outlook then it looks like Outlook Express needs to be used first in order to convert the .pst files into a readable format. Which version of MS Outlook (2000, XP, 2003?) are you using, or is it Outlook Express? What are the 'other files' are you concerned with transferring to Linux? Have you decided on a distribution? I'm sure we would be glad to start a 'Which distro is best' debate for you if you haven't. :) Mike On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 18:43 -0500, Michael Hughes wrote: > Hi Sandra, > > Mozilla can import Outlook's *.pst files into standard 'mbox' format. > > From: > > To Import Mail using Mozilla: > If you choose not to use the Outport utility, you can import your mail > into Evolution by first converting the .pst files into standard mbox > format. An easy way of accomplishing this is to install Mozilla on your > Windows machine and importing your Outlook mail into Mozilla mail. Once > you've imported into Mozilla Mail, you can export to an mbox file: > 1. Install and run Mozilla for Windows (See mozilla.org for more > information). > 2. Start the mailer and open the import tool by selecting > File-->Import. > 3. Select "Import Mail from Outlook." If you cannot mount your > Windows partition under Linux or UNIX, copy the Mozilla mail > files to a directory you can access. > 4. From Linux or UNIX, run Evolution and start the import tool by > running File-->Import. > On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 20:53 +0000, Sandra Joseph wrote: > > I want to switch to Linux. However, I have a lot of email and other > > files on MS Outlook that do not seem to be compatible with Linux > > email software. Is there a way to convert them?
