http://outport.sourceforge.net/ > -----Original Message----- > From: psyche-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:psyche-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tony Nugent > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:38 AM > To: Redhat 8. 0 Psyche Mailing List > Subject: Re: Converting Outlook PST files... > > > On Fri Mar 14 2003 at 10:19, Neil Loffhagen wrote: > > > Thanks for that. Have now got my Outlook 2000 to connect to the > > IMAP server on the redhat box and have started to move folders > > from the pst file to the IMAP server and can see them from my > > Evolution client, but not my sylpheed client. > > > What is disappointing or maybe it's the way the IMAP is set up, > > but can't create sub folders (this is the same from Evolution ot > > Outlook 2000)? I can create loads of individual folders, but if I > > want to create a folder underneath a created folder will not let > > me? For example I'd like to have a folder structure like: > > > inbox > > linux > > redhat > > mandrake > > debian > > friends > > john > > paul > > george > > > > I can create the linux and friends folders, but it won't let me > > create the redhat, mandrake, debain, etc. sub-folders. > > > > Is there a way round this? Maybe with a different IMAP server or > > with different settings? > > No, there isn't. > > IMAP folders are not databases, but real files and directories. > > A directory can only contain files and other subfolders. > > So if you have a folder called "linux" that contains subfolders, > then "linux" is a directory. > > Evolution gets over this problem by using subfolders containing .db > files, so you can have a folder that contains *both* mail *and* > subfolders. > > The word "folder" is confusing... a mail folder is a file, but a > directory is also a folder :) > > I'm sure you'll be able to cope with this. At least it is an easy > way to get all your email out of those useless .pst files :) > > For addressbooks, the best way to go is to export them as .csv files > (comma separated values). You'll then have to import them into > whatever mail client you are using. > > Cheers > Tony > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
