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07-04-2006, 11:51 AM
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Thunderbird address import?
Thanks in advance.
I am running Windows Vista and because the mail client is bad, I decided to try Thunderbird. When I try to import my address book from Outlook Express, it tells me that there are none available. Is there a way that I can specify where to look or can I place my address book (*.wab) in a folder so that Thunderbird will pick it up? Dave H. Dave H. |
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07-04-2006, 05:23 PM
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Re: Thunderbird address import?
Dave H. wrote:
> Thanks in advance. > > I am running Windows Vista and because the mail client is bad, I decided > to try Thunderbird. > > When I try to import my address book from Outlook Express, it tells me > that there are none available. Is there a way that I can specify where > to look or can I place my address book (*.wab) in a folder so that > Thunderbird will pick it up? > > Dave H. can you export the address book from OE? Export it as an ldif, then import that into TB. If you still can't do that, then try using Dawn: http://www.joshie.com/projects/dawn/ -- Murphy's Laws of Computing: A computer program will always do what you tell it to do, but rarely what you want to do. |
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07-04-2006, 05:23 PM
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Re: Thunderbird address import?
Dave H. wrote:
> Thanks in advance. > > I am running Windows Vista and because the mail client is bad, I decided > to try Thunderbird. > > When I try to import my address book from Outlook Express, it tells me > that there are none available. Is there a way that I can specify where > to look or can I place my address book (*.wab) in a folder so that > Thunderbird will pick it up? > > Dave H. can you export the address book from OE? Export it as an ldif, then import that into TB. If you still can't do that, then try using Dawn: http://www.joshie.com/projects/dawn/ -- Murphy's Laws of Computing: A computer program will always do what you tell it to do, but rarely what you want to do. |
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07-04-2006, 06:52 PM
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Re: Thunderbird address import?
On 4-7-2006 12:51, Dave H. wrote:
> Thanks in advance. > > I am running Windows Vista and because the mail client is bad, I decided > to try Thunderbird. > > When I try to import my address book from Outlook Express, it tells me > that there are none available. Is there a way that I can specify where > to look or can I place my address book (*.wab) in a folder so that > Thunderbird will pick it up? > > Dave H. You can transparently use OE's address book in TB (i.e. contacts created in TB appear in OE and vice versa). For instructions, see <http://ilias.ca/blog/2006/03/outlook-and-oe-address-book-support-in.html> After you've added the config settings (in TB1.5 you can use the Config Editor, menu Tools > Options > Advanced > General) it the OE address book appears as "OE Contacts" in the TB address book. -- Regards, Roland |
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07-04-2006, 06:52 PM
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Re: Thunderbird address import?
On 4-7-2006 12:51, Dave H. wrote:
> Thanks in advance. > > I am running Windows Vista and because the mail client is bad, I decided > to try Thunderbird. > > When I try to import my address book from Outlook Express, it tells me > that there are none available. Is there a way that I can specify where > to look or can I place my address book (*.wab) in a folder so that > Thunderbird will pick it up? > > Dave H. You can transparently use OE's address book in TB (i.e. contacts created in TB appear in OE and vice versa). For instructions, see <http://ilias.ca/blog/2006/03/outlook-and-oe-address-book-support-in.html> After you've added the config settings (in TB1.5 you can use the Config Editor, menu Tools > Options > Advanced > General) it the OE address book appears as "OE Contacts" in the TB address book. -- Regards, Roland |
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07-04-2006, 06:56 PM
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Re: Thunderbird address import?
On 4-7-2006 19:52, Roland de Ruiter wrote:
> On 4-7-2006 12:51, Dave H. wrote: >> Thanks in advance. >> >> I am running Windows Vista and because the mail client is bad, I >> decided to try Thunderbird. >> >> When I try to import my address book from Outlook Express, it tells me >> that there are none available. Is there a way that I can specify >> where to look or can I place my address book (*.wab) in a folder so >> that Thunderbird will pick it up? >> >> Dave H. > You can transparently use OE's address book in TB (i.e. contacts created > in TB appear in OE and vice versa). For instructions, see > <http://ilias.ca/blog/2006/03/outlook-and-oe-address-book-support-in.html> > After you've added the config settings (in TB1.5 you can use the Config > Editor, menu Tools > Options > Advanced > General) it the OE address > book appears as "OE Contacts" in the TB address book. See also <http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_Outlook_%28Express%29_contacts_with_Thunderb ird_or_Mozilla_Mail> -- Regards, Roland |
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07-04-2006, 06:56 PM
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Re: Thunderbird address import?
On 4-7-2006 19:52, Roland de Ruiter wrote:
> On 4-7-2006 12:51, Dave H. wrote: >> Thanks in advance. >> >> I am running Windows Vista and because the mail client is bad, I >> decided to try Thunderbird. >> >> When I try to import my address book from Outlook Express, it tells me >> that there are none available. Is there a way that I can specify >> where to look or can I place my address book (*.wab) in a folder so >> that Thunderbird will pick it up? >> >> Dave H. > You can transparently use OE's address book in TB (i.e. contacts created > in TB appear in OE and vice versa). For instructions, see > <http://ilias.ca/blog/2006/03/outlook-and-oe-address-book-support-in.html> > After you've added the config settings (in TB1.5 you can use the Config > Editor, menu Tools > Options > Advanced > General) it the OE address > book appears as "OE Contacts" in the TB address book. See also <http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_Outlook_%28Express%29_contacts_with_Thunderb ird_or_Mozilla_Mail> -- Regards, Roland |
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