Minor correction. The PS in the previous email is not strictly correct. On rereading my notes it was actually a requirement for the import to proceed properly as Thunderbird -- at least the version at the time -- was inconsistent in apply the UNIX standard mbox layout.
C On 17/02/2012, at 14:57 , cm wrote: > Hi Peter, > > That is strange. I have had very good luck in past importing from > Thunderbird. It was admittedly on an older version of OS X but one would hope > that no regression bugs were introduced in the upgrades. > > I checked my notes on the subject and found that there is a python script > which can make for a cleaner import. Here is the Mac OS X Hints article: > > http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20040609231712503 > > I modified this script slightly to make the process easier. Give it a try and > let me know if you have a problem. > > Cheers, > Carlo > > PS: Just to be clear, the above script is not a requirement for importing > from Thunderbird -- it just cleans up some unnecessary Thunderbird internal > indexes and caches. > > On 17/02/2012, at 14:48 , Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > >> >> On 17/02/2012, at 8:40 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> >>> On 17/02/2012, at 8:09 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 16/02/2012, at 6:04 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Peter, >>>>> >>>>> Windows Migration Assistant >>>>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4796> >>>> >>>> >>>> That was the first thing I tried, of course (after assuring the client >>>> that this was going to be a piece of cake :-) ). The problem is that it >>>> relies on the Mac being able to network successfully to the PC. The >>>> client's problematic Nortons installation was preventing this from >>>> happening (at least I suspect it was Nortons to blame). The Mac could see >>>> the PC on the network, just not able to access it in any way, so Migration >>>> Assistant was a waste of time. The connection was never made. Rather than >>>> waste the client's time trying to sort out THAT issue, I felt it would be >>>> faster just to do it all manually. Everything worked fine except for the >>>> mail. >>> >>> Hi Peter, >>> >>> I’m sorry, I obviously did not read your first email thoroughly :( >>> >>> This is a 2009 solution, so have no idea if it will solve your problem. >>> >>> 1. Copy entire Windows Mail folder into your Mac OS X. >>> You can find it in your Windows machine under Users/[your username >>> profile]/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows Mail >>> >>> 2. Install Thunderbird on your Mac. >>> >>> 3. Install this AddOn on Thunderbird : >>> <http://nic-nac-project.de/~kaosmos/mboximport-en.html> >>> >>> 4. Restart Thunderbird. Under Tools menu you can find Import/Export >>> mbox/eml format. >>> Select Import all eml files from a directory, then also from >>> sottodirectories. >>> Browse to location where you copied Windows Mail folder. >>> >>> 5. Import from Thunderbird into Mail. >>> >>> >> >> Been there, done that unfortunately. Yes, it should work… but it doesn't >> :-( >> >> As I said in my original email, Thunderbird imports the Windows Mail just >> fine. No problems there. It's getting it back out of Thunderbird that >> becomes the issue now. Instead of (for example) 173 Mb of messages being >> converted into separate messages, I get one message 173Mb in size, >> displaying the contents of the first message in the stack. Not terribly >> useful. This happens whether I import directly from Thunderbird using Mail's >> Import command, or whether I first export from Thunderbird as mbox files >> (the mboximport plugin allows that), and then import into Mail. Either way, >> I get the same result. >> >> It was exasperation with the Thunderbird (non)solution that prompted my >> original email. >> >> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >> Perth, Western Australia >> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
