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diff --git a/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml b/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml index 586c6941ff..b153ba7c41 100644 --- a/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml +++ b/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml @@ -354,12 +354,12 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio <sect2> <title> Evolution reported an error when trying to retrieve from my - local spool in <tt>/var/spool/mail/username</tt>. Why? + local spool in <filename>/var/spool/mail/username</filename>. Why? </title> <para> Evolution doesn't have an external helper for moving mail, - so <tt>/var/spool/mail/</tt> must be writable by you. Try this: + so <filename>/var/spool/mail/</filename> must be writable by you. Try this: </para> <programlisting> @@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ chmod 1777 /var/spool/mail <application>Nautilus</application>. To avoid problems, do not run <command>oaf-slay</command> while you are in GNOME. </para> + </sect2> </sect1> <!-- End Section: Troubleshooting --> @@ -774,6 +775,74 @@ cp -r ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/Foo ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/ </para> </sect2> + <sect2> + <title> + How do I import my Outlook <filename>.pst</filename> files into Evolution? + </title> + + <para> + You cannot import these files directly into Evolution because the + <filename>.pst</filename> format is a proprietry + format. However, Mozilla Mail on Windows can convert them + into the <type>mbox</type> format, which can then be imported by Evolution. + </para> + + <para> + To start importing your Outlook mail to Evolution, run Mozilla + Mail on Windows and select the + <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> + to begin. Then select that you wish to import Mail from + Outlook. Once Mozilla has imported all your mail, reboot your + computer into Linux. + </para> + + <para> + Mount your Windows partition in Linux and run Evolution to + begin importing your mail. Select + <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import + File...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start importing. Set the + file type to MBox (mbox) and click on + <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> to select the mail you want to + import. + </para> + + <para> + If you are the only user on Windows, the mail files will + be stored in <filename>/mnt/c/windows/Application + Data/Mozilla/Profiles/default/XXXX/Mail/imported.mail/</filename> + where <filename>/mnt/c/</filename> is your windows partition + mount point and XXXX is some collection of numbers and digits + ending in <filename>.slt</filename>. + </para> + + <para> + If there is more than one user, the file will be in + <filename>/mnt/c/windows/Profiles/USERNAME/XXXX/Mail/imported.mail/</filename> + where USERNAME is your Windows username. + </para> + + <para> + For each mail folder in Outlook, Mozilla will convert the + folder into one mbox file. To import all your mail, import all + the files without a <filename>.msf</filename> extension. + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title> + If Mozilla can import <filename>.pst</filename> files, why can't Evolution? + </title> + + <para> + Mozilla on Windows accesses the <filename>.pst</filename> + files through the <filename>MAPI.DLL</filename>, which is only + avaliable on Windows. <filename>MAPI.DLL</filename> is the + only way to access <filename>.pst</filename> files and Evolution + cannot use this DLL in Linux. + </para> + </sect2> + + </sect1> <!-- End Section: Features --> </article> |