Since Netscape uses mbox files, one should easily be able to write a script that will duplicate the folder heirarchy under ~/evolution/local/ to mimic the heirarchy in ~/nsmail/ and copy the mbox files over. You'll also need to create a folder-metadata.xml file in each folder, but this xml file is very simple and can be copied from the default ~/evolution/local/Inbox/folder-metadata.xml file.
Once done, Evo should work fine with them (it is suggested that you do this while evo is not running). Jeff On Fri, 2001-10-26 at 14:51, Pascal DeMilly wrote: > Dear Evolution developers, > > First of all I would like to congratulate you on bringing a great > product to life. On my end I have been working hard in promoting Linux > on the desktop at my customers replacing slowly but surely MS Windows. > One of the biggest complaints I always get is not being able to provide > a good replacement for MS Outlook. I have used Evolution for many months > now and I am looking forward to 1.0. I would like to replace Netscape > messenger, which my users are currently using, by Evolution as soon as > it is out of beta. > > While recently doing some testing on how to convert them, I found out > that while there is a messenger importer, I couldn't start it from the > command prompt. Actually I had to first set Evolution using the setup > assistant before being presented with the importer. What do you > suggested is the best way to convert my users ? They are not > sophisticated enough to go through the steps required to set their > e-mail accounts and I sure don't want to have to go to each desktops > even when using VNC to update each account. > > This is Unix anyway. One should always be able to go to a shell and run > a quick command or perl script to automate stuff. One thing I always > disliked about Windows and co was that you couldn't automate things. > Always all those darn windows to go through. I hope you guys are not > forgetting us, System administrators and solution providers. We want to > push Linux on the desktop but we don't want to have the same nightmare > than when supporting Windows. > > Please don't take that message as flame. It is not my intention. I just > want to make sure that we are not forgetting what makes Unix superior to > Windows is that you can centralize data, automate tasks and remotely > maintain systems easily and efficiently. > > Regards, > > Pascal > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution -- If they want the monkey love, they've gotta love the monkey. _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
