On 3/26/05 7:23 AM, "Lindsley Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Still using Entourage 10.1.6 under OS X 10.3.8 on G4 Powerbook.
>
> Every other month or so, I bring over an mbox file from my ISP (where mail
> sent by its "webmail" is stashed). Until today, dropping the icon on
> Entourage launched an import that nested the file in the list of folders and
> I could then "file" the individual items as I cared to in my Entourage
> database.
>
> Today, the import does not work. Instead, I am provided a blank email with
> the mbox as an attachment. Using "import" from file, and clicking mbox one
> screen later, the mbox file (684 KB) remains dim and un-importable.
>
> Since my last such effort, about all I have done is apply various Apple and
> perhaps the MS update to Office X. Any thoughts out there as to what may be
> going on?
1. Does it have an .mbox extension?
2. Do a Get Info to confirm it Opens With Entourage. (It probably does.)
If neither helps, select it, and run this script:
tell application "Finder"
set m to item 1 of (get selection)
set file type of m to "MBOX"
set creator type of m to "OPIM"
end tell
Now it should appear with the Entourage mbox "stacked disks" icon, and
should work. If not, there's something wrong with it internally. Drag it
onto the TextEdit icon. It should open as text. The first line should look
like this:
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 31 17:09:31 2003
The date will be different but it should begin with "From [EMAIL PROTECTED] ".
If the
first line is anything else, including a blank line, remove text until you
get to the first separator line of that sort, which must be the top line.
Save, and try the import again.
Perhaps it's too big. Also try File/Import/from a text file/MBOX file.
--
Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>
PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using -
**2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions
otherwise.
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