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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
+      type="topic" id="import-supported-file-formats">
+
+  <info>
+    <desc>Supported file formats for importing data.</desc>
+    
+    <link type="guide" xref="import-data" />
+
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0.2" version="0.2" date="2011-07-31" status="final"/>
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Andre Klapper</name>
+      <email>ak-47@gmx.net</email>
+    </credit>
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Novell, Inc</name> <!-- Content partially from http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/2.32/importing-mail-and-settings.html.en#importing-mail -->
+    </credit>
+    <license>
+      <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
+    </license>    
+
+  </info>
+
+  <title>Supported file formats</title>
+
+<p>Evolution can import the following types of files:</p>
+
+<section id="mail">
+<title>Mail</title>
+<list>
+<item><p>
+Berkeley Mailbox (.mbox or no extension):</p>
+<p>The email format used by Mozilla, Netscape, Evolution (for local folders until version 2.32), Eudora, and many other email clients.
+</p></item>
+<item><p>
+Maildir (no extension):</p>
+<p>The format used by Evolution (for local folders since version 3.0). There is no need to import Maildir files as you can <link xref="mail-account-manage-maildir-format-directories">configure a Maildir account</link> in Evolution and point to the folder where the Maildir files are stored.
+</p></item>
+<item><p>
+Outlook Express 5/6 Personal Folders (.dbx):</p>
+<p>The email file format used by Microsoft Outlook Express 5/6. For newer versions PST import is recommended.
+</p></item>
+</list>
+</section>
+
+<section id="calendar">
+<title>Calendar</title>
+<list>
+<item><p>
+vCalendar (.vcs):</p>
+<p>A format for storing calendar files, which is generally used by Evolution, Microsoft Outlook, Sunbird, and Korganizer.
+</p></item>
+<item><p>
+iCalendar or iCal (.ics):</p>
+<p>A format for storing calendar files. iCalendar is used by Evolution, Microsoft Outlook, Palm OS handhelds, and others.
+</p></item>
+</list>
+</section>
+
+<section id="contacts">
+<title>Contacts</title>
+<list>
+<item><p>
+LDAP Data Interchange Format (.ldif):</p>
+<p>A standard data format for contact cards.
+</p></item>
+<item><p>
+vCard (.vcf, .gcrd):</p>
+<p>The address book format used by the GNOME, KDE, and many other contact management applications. You should be able to export to vCard format from any address book application.
+</p></item>
+</list>
+</section>
+
+<section id="misc">
+<title>Miscelleanous</title>
+<list>
+<item><p>
+Evolution/Mozilla/Outlook CSV/Tab (.csv, .tab):</p>
+<p>CSV (Comma-separated values) or Tabulator files saved by using Evolution, Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla.
+</p></item>
+<item><p>
+Personal Storage Table (.pst):</p>
+<p>A file format used to store local copies of messages, calendar events, and other items within Microsoft software such as Microsoft Exchange Client, Windows Messaging, and Microsoft Outlook.
+</p></item>
+</list>
+</section>
+
+</page>