How to export emailsand address book from Thunderbird to Evolutions?
 

I use Ubuntu 9.10 and want to export all me emails and address book to Evolutions Email system. Please can some one kindly help and advise. I am not a computer expert. Many thanks Ziggyjam

Hi there

Which email client do you currently use?

If you can find the export function in your existing client, see if it will export as a format Evolution can read (File > Import and look at the list in the druid that pops up)

James

Exporting Emails from Thunderbird to Evolution
 

I cannot find any export file on Thunderbird It has Import but there is no where on the various instructions on the Thunderbird tool bar to indicate Export. So I am still puzzled as to how export all my details to Evolution? Have you any more suggestions please Many Thanks Ziggyjam

Did you read the link pljvaldez gave you in post #2 ?
It explains what you need to do.

Exporting Emails from Thunderbird to Evolution.
 

Yes thank you I have read the link pljvaldez kindly sent me. I have found it difficult to follow as I am very amateur. However I think I have managed to export all my addresses. However I can't find the place in Evolutions as to where they keep the Address book There is no symbol anywhere for this. So I don't know whether my email address have arrived into Evolutions. I have backed them all up though.

I also do not understand as to how import my emails into Evolutions. The link instructions are difficult to follow I don't understand by what is meant by Thunderbird mail archives are at ~/.thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/Mail/ (where xxxxxxxx will a different alphanumeric string). In this directory you'll have directories according to your mail accounts. In my case it's /.thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.default/Mail/Local\ Folders/Inbox.sbd/

My apologies for this but I really do not understand this. Please can you kindly advise the simplest way of doing this.

Many thanks

Ziggyjam