Re: [SLUG] how to convert addressbook

From: Seth (seth@hollen.org)
Date: Wed Jun 13 2001 - 16:58:36 EDT

unfortunately I can't use the kmail utility because the information resides
on a NTFS partion. when ever I try to export it or save it to a FAT32
partition I run into problems.
And I don't use netscape

On Sunday 10 June 2001 17:13, you wrote:
> I forgot to mention that in order to get from Windows to Linux the easest
> way is to email the Netscape file to yourself. Then in Netscape Linux
> create the same address books that you had in Windows. For example if you
> had a address book in Netscape called qaz then create qaz in Netscape
> Linux. You don't have to put anything in the address book but Netscape must
> know it is there. Then copy the files from where ever you downloaded them
> to into Linux Netscape keeping the same name as the new file you created.
> After this you should have an address book. I must warn you though Netscape
> does not like it if you create sub-menus address books even though you can
> do it. Problem is they may not work. Sub-menus address books are one where
> you have an address book qaz and you decide ti make a sub og this called qa
> which contains part of the names of qaz.
>
> Frank
>
> On Sunday 10 June 2001 04:51 pm, you wrote:
> > Actually, kmail has a utility for converting things from both Outlook
> > Express 4.0 and 5.0. Of course, Outlook is a different beast...But see
> > if that works first.
> >
> > Russell
> >
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> > ----------
> > From: Frank Roberts - SOTL <sotl155360@earthlink.net>
> >
> > >To: slug@nks.net
> > >Subject: Re: [SLUG] how to convert addressbook
> > >Date: Sun, Jun 10, 2001, 15:13
> > >
> > >
> > > One easy would be to convert the Outlook addresses to Netscape and then
> > > export that into netscape in Linux from there you can then export it to
> > > Mozilla. I do not know about from Netscape to Mozilla but I suspect
> > > that would work too.
> > >
> > > Frank
> > >
> > > On Saturday 09 June 2001 09:34 pm, you wrote:
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> > >> I was wondering what is the best way to convert my outlook address
> > >> book into linux.
> > >> I use Kmail for most of my stuff but my address book is still in
> > >> outlook. and I tried the kab addressimporter but my windows partition
> > >> is NTFS
> > >> I can export the list to a CSV format. but does anyone know how to
> > >> convert from that.
> > >>
> > >> Seth
> > >>
> > >>
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