[Gllug] Mahogany email client

[Xander D Harkness]

>> Use a Palm and export your data from Outlook and then import it into
>> Linux.
>
> Hi, thanks good tip, I don't have a Palm unfortunately and can't think
> of anyone I know that uses one that would lend it to me for the task.  I
> found a VB script to export the contacts to LDIF (I think that's right
> LDAP file), it was done for outlook 2000 and I'm using 98.  I get an
> error message running it and haven't had time to sort it out, it's been
> a year since I had anything to do with VB in outlook forms so might take
> me a while to figure it out.  There is a freeware programme called Dawn
> that does conversions but I get an error message exporting.  There is
> also some commercial software for £20 but I keep thinking for a one time
> use that's a bit much, then for the time it will take me to get the VB
> script to work it maybe worth it.

The cleanest method I have found (apart from the palm) is to use netscape
communicator 4.XX.   Import Contacts from Outlook.  You can then either
use that to export the whol eaddressbook to LDIF or use the Netscape files
directly in Linux.  Evolution and others will import from netscape's
addressbook.

Cheers
Xander



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