Paul and list readers: I went to Paul's third suggestion first to make sure
there was not some kind of internal structural issue. What I found was
that instead of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] what appeared was my own normal email
address;
this I edited to become the [EMAIL PROTECTED] and tried again. Worked like a
charm.
Perhaps my ISP's processor is doing something now slightly off protocol.
In any event, thanks to Paul, problem identified and resolved. Bravo, Paul
and this list.
LW
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Lindsley Williams / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> From: Paul Berkowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]>
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:00:14 -0800
> To: Entourage Mac Talk <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Mbox Import Balking
>
> 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/>
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