right you are, they have changed something and there never was an option to import from outlook express sorry to have mislead you, it is other. you will have to use the item chooser to get it though once you open the import folder.
----- Original Message ----- From: "erik burggraaf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: Re: Importing windows data was Re: finally getting lepard True. the only ms thing I have as an option is ontorage. Unless the two are the same. Best, Erik On 7-Apr-08, at 9:37 AM, hank smith wrote: > there is no oppsion to import from outlook express in mail > if so I can't find it and I have been looking all over the friggen > place. > can you tell me where to go? > it isn't in the oppsion to import your mail and account in mail > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 7:53 AM > Subject: Re: Importing windows data was Re: finally getting lepard > > >> Hi Erik, >> >> When I first tried importing from outlook express in tiger, it was >> broken. >> I think they fixed it toward the end but it was deffinitely fixed >> in leopard >> so even though there may be an option for eudora, there is no >> guarantee that >> it works. AS for firefox, I don't know but suspect it should be >> doable >> since they tout that they are open source and cross platform. I >> wonder if >> maybe it would be possible to install firefox on the mac and port the >> bookmarks to it and then move them to safari. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "erik burggraaf" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >> OS X by >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 1:31 PM >> Subject: Importing windows data was Re: finally getting lepard >> >> >> Hi David, >> >> Does this apply to firefox and eudora? I haven't used the windows >> bloatware in 4 or 5 years now. Well, maybe three or four years. At >> one time I was running windows xp on a 650 mhz laptop with 128 mb of >> ram. There was just no hope for IE and OE. >> >> Apple mail gives me all kinds of things I can import from, and one >> was >> eudora. It was selected properly, so I don't see why it shouldn't >> have worked. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Erik >> >> On 7-Apr-08, at 6:42 AM, David Poehlman wrote: >> >>> to import mail, you need access to your "outlook express" folder >>> through >>> Leopard. You can do this in a number of ways depending on your >>> needs and >>> resources. Same with your favorites. You can access them directly >>> thorugh >>> a network, copy them to a portable storage device. >>> >>> Once you have access to them through leopard, safari and Mail have >>> import >>> capability under the file menu. for outlook express, you will want >>> to make >>> sure you get all your folders. for favorites, you should just be >>> able to >>> import. interestingly enough, in both cases, the resulting imports >>> are not >>> tightly integrated with the rest of the mail/bookmarks. In the case >>> of >>> mail, they are in a mailbox called imported. in the case of safari, >>> they >>> are in a bookmarks folder called imported with the date of import. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "michael babcock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >>> X by >>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:19 AM >>> Subject: Re: finally getting lepard >>> >>> >>> could you let me know how to do it I've been using my gf's xm media >>> center >>> computer. >>> thanks >>> mike >>> please visit my af profile, the up and coming accessible networking >>> site for >>> the blind and all at >>> http://www.audioficks.net/brinasmikey >>> or my personal blog at >>> http://www.gwfans.net >>> And do have your self a grait day! >>> thanks >>> Michael >>> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> yahoo: blindy_2004 >>> aim: ginnyslove2007 >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "David Poehlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >>> Xby >>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 6:16 AM >>> Subject: Re: finally getting lepard >>> >>> >>>> Erik, >>>> >>>> It is easy to import email and favorites. Have you tried yet? if >>>> you >>>> have >>>> issues, after trying, let us know. I've done it many times. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "erik burggraaf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >>>> OS X by >>>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 11:54 AM >>>> Subject: Re: finally getting lepard >>>> >>>> >>>> Well dang, For me it was a no brainer. The first thing on a new >>>> installation of leppard for me was setting up my internet >>>> connection. >>>> The second was setting up mail so I could persecute the list here >>>> with >>>> all my newbie questions, smiles. >>>> >>>> Of course I did it backwards. The first thing I should have done >>>> was >>>> wip out a tutorial and figure out how to get to menue bars and >>>> such. >>>> That did come later when my kid in a candystore joy had mellowed >>>> somewhat into kick the sh*t out of this useless piece of... rage. >>>> >>>> >>>> I also found that none of my windows files would import to the mac, >>>> so >>>> a vmware instalation of windows xp became a priority until I can >>>> figger out how to get my old email and faves over to the mac side. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik >>>> On 7-Apr-08, at 12:55 AM, michael babcock wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi all; >>>>> could you all send me your answers to this either off list, or on >>>>> list, your choice, but i'm finally getting lepard, what do you >>>>> think >>>>> the first thing i should try out is, and this is after i get it >>>>> completely installed and everything. I'm asking this, and if you >>>>> dont mind, and i'll post it if you say it's ok but i'm going to >>>>> add >>>>> these to comments on my blog >>>>> http://gwfans.net >>>>> to the story "finally getting lepard" >>>>> thanks for all your answers. >>>>> btw, if you want to go to the blog that would be grait and comment >>>>> on the story >>>>> thanks >>>>> mike >>>>> please visit my af profile, the up and coming accessible >>>>> networking >>>>> site for the blind and all at >>>>> http://www.audioficks.net/brinasmikey >>>>> or my personal blog at >>>>> http://www.gwfans.net >>>>> And do have your self a grait day! >>>>> thanks >>>>> Michael >>>>> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> yahoo: blindy_2004 >>>>> aim: ginnyslove2007 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >
