From 9a308f2b931638bc7841902864b04598a77d99f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Duncan Mak <duncan@ximian.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 21:40:38 +0000
Subject: Added two questions about importing Outlook (text from Iain). Fixed
 some

2001-05-18  Duncan Mak  <duncan@ximian.com>

	* C/evolution-faq.sgml: Added two questions about importing
	Outlook (text from Iain).
	Fixed some tags and cleaned up a bit here and there.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=9884
---
 doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 doc/ChangeLog            |  5 ++++
 2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'doc')

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>
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index ece7e63fd3..6bde52e51c 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-05-18  Duncan Mak  <duncan@ximian.com>
+
+	* C/evolution-faq.sgml: Added two questions about importing Outlook (text from Iain).
+	Fixed some tags and cleaned up a bit here and there.
+
 2001-05-18  Ettore Perazzoli  <ettore@ximian.com>
 
 	* C/evolution-faq.sgml: Added a question about the permission
-- 
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