On 06/10/02 21:47, Matthias Versen Replied As Follows: --- Original Message ---
> Jay Garcia wrote: > >>>>In Communicator, EXPORT the address book to an .ldif file. >>>>In Mozilla, IMPORT the .ldif file. >>> >>> Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. Many people have multiple >>>address books - aome over 30 - so selecting each and exporting >>>each, then importing each is not practical. >>> >>> Is there a way of getting all the address books across in >>>one step? I've even tried selecting all the address books and >>>then exporting, but that does none of them. The export function >>>only works on the currently selected address book. >>> >>>Thanks, glen. >>> >> >> >> Choose a "test case" computer where you can afford to lose data if >> disaster occurs. >> >> Then, run "mozilla.exe -installer" and see if it migrates over the >> addressbooks. > > That will not work ! > This is the reason : > The Netscape Adressbook format has a special non-standard format. > Mozilla can't import this format. > > Netscape7 can import Adressbooks.This is one of the missing commercial > functions in mozilla (AIM+ICQ support, AOL + Netscape Webmail Support, > Adressbook Import, P3P) > You can use Netscape7 instead of Mozilla or you can try this : > Install Netscape7 on a test system and after installing go to > different system and start Netscape7 on this system via Network. > You can now migrate the old Netscape 4.7x profiles with the adressbook > with NS7. After that close Netscape7 and start Mozilla. > Mozilla will use this profile and also the migrated adressbooks. > > Matthias > > > My Communicator address book migrates over just fine and continues to do so when I choose to uninstall and re-install from time to time. NS 7 has nothing to do with this on my system(s) simply because I installed Mozilla *before* NS 7. -- Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org ** Post To Group ONLY, do NOT email **
