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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml index 79549dd3a2..dbac4ccfdc 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml +++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.xml @@ -676,19 +676,18 @@ folders, you <sect2 id="fourth-step"> <title>Importing Mail (Optional)</title> - <para> - If Novell Evolution finds mail or + <para>If Novell Evolution finds mail or address files from another application, it will offer to - import them. You should be aware of a few caveats before you - begin: - </para> + import them. For a full description of the import feature, see <xref + linkend="importing-mail" />. + </para> <para> <application>Microsoft Outlook</application>, and versions of <application>Outlook Express</application> after version 4, use proprietary formats that Novell Evolution cannot read or import. To import information, you - may wish to use the <application>Outport</application> under + may wish to use the <application>Outport</application> tool under Windows. See the instructions in <xref linkend="outlook-migration-mail" />. </para> @@ -725,109 +724,6 @@ folders, you </sect2> - <sect2 id="importing-mail-from-clients"> - <title>Importing Data from Other Mail Clients</title> - <para> - If you have mail in another mail client that was not detected by - the automatic import tool, you can still keep your old - mail by using the <guilabel>Import</guilabel> tool after you - have finished setting up your account. Mail import is only - relevant for POP mail accounts and for some local contact and - calendar information; if you used IMAP, Exchange, or GroupWise - before you switched to Evolution, you can skip this step entirely. - </para> - <para> - You will need to know what kind of file your old mail client uses, - and you will need to have access to those files. Evolution can - import the following types of files: - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>VCard (.vcf, .gcrd):</term> - <listitem> - <para>The contact 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 or contact application. Failing that, export to CSV - format and use the <command>csv2vcard</command> - utility before importing.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>Microsoft Outlook Express 4 (.mbx):</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Email file format used by Microsoft - <application>Outlook Express 4</application>. For - other versions of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook - Express, see the workaround described in the note - below. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>MBox (mbox):</term> - <listitem> - <para> - The email box format used by Mozilla, Netscape, - Novell Evolution, Eudora, and many other email clients. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - <para> - To import data from another application: - <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> - <listitem> - <para> - Open the mail importer tool by selecting - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>File</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - or pressing - <keycombo action="simul"> - <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> - <keycap>I</keycap> - </keycombo>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <guilabel>Next</guilabel>. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Select <guilabel>Import a Single File</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Click <guilabel>Browse</guilabel> and select the file - you would like to import. Many mail clients store mail - in - <filename>~/mbox</filename> or <filename - class="directory">~/Maildir</filename>. <application>KMail</application> - uses the <filename>~/Mail</filename> directory. - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - When prompted for an import destination, choose - a folder. You can also create a new folder and - import to that. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </para> - <para> - You will need to repeat this process for each mail folder - you wish to import, so it can be slightly tedious. - </para> - </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="ui-intro"> |