Hi, newbie here.
Is it possible to import messages and contacts from Thunderbird into
Entourage?
Thanks

Re: Importing thunderbird messages etc by Paul

Paul
Wed Jul 27 15:51:53 CDT 2005

On 7/27/05 12:54 PM, in article BF0DA4E8.478%teresaflannery@btopenworld.com,
"Teresa" <teresaflannery@btopenworld.com> wrote:

> Is it possible to import messages and contacts from Thunderbird into
> Entourage?

If you find wherever it is that Thunderbird stores your message folders as
files, copy-drag them to your desktop or a folder there. Change the
extension on each (or add the if they have none) to .mbox. If the files now
display that ugly giant postbox icon belonging to Apple's Mail instead of an
Entourage icon, control-click on just one .mbox file, choose Get Info,
choose "Open With", select Entourage, then click the "Change All" button.
Now all the .mbox files should display an Entourage icon. Drag them in one
by one into Entourage (or double-click each) to make a message folder "On My
Computer" or as a subfolder of whatever folder you drag to.

--
Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

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Re: Importing thunderbird messages etc by Teresa

Teresa
Fri Jul 29 07:09:26 CDT 2005

Thanks Paul. All sorted now.


On 27/7/05 21:51, in article BF0D41F9.A9AA1%berkowit@spoof_silcom.com, "Paul
Berkowitz" <berkowit@spoof_silcom.com> wrote:

> On 7/27/05 12:54 PM, in article BF0DA4E8.478%teresaflannery@btopenworld.com,
> "Teresa" <teresaflannery@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to import messages and contacts from Thunderbird into
>> Entourage?
>
> If you find wherever it is that Thunderbird stores your message folders as
> files, copy-drag them to your desktop or a folder there. Change the
> extension on each (or add the if they have none) to .mbox. If the files now
> display that ugly giant postbox icon belonging to Apple's Mail instead of an
> Entourage icon, control-click on just one .mbox file, choose Get Info,
> choose "Open With", select Entourage, then click the "Change All" button.
> Now all the .mbox files should display an Entourage icon. Drag them in one
> by one into Entourage (or double-click each) to make a message folder "On My
> Computer" or as a subfolder of whatever folder you drag to.