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@@ -354,12 +354,12 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio
<sect2>
<title>
Evolution reported an error when trying to retrieve from my
- local spool in <tt>/var/spool/mail/username</tt>. Why?
+ local spool in <filename>/var/spool/mail/username</filename>. Why?
</title>
<para>
Evolution doesn't have an external helper for moving mail,
- so <tt>/var/spool/mail/</tt> must be writable by you. Try this:
+ so <filename>/var/spool/mail/</filename> must be writable by you. Try this:
</para>
<programlisting>
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ chmod 1777 /var/spool/mail
<application>Nautilus</application>. To avoid problems, do
not run <command>oaf-slay</command> while you are in GNOME.
</para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1> <!-- End Section: Troubleshooting -->
@@ -774,6 +775,74 @@ cp -r ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/Foo ~/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/
</para>
</sect2>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>
+ How do I import my Outlook <filename>.pst</filename> files into Evolution?
+ </title>
+
+ <para>
+ You cannot import these files directly into Evolution because the
+ <filename>.pst</filename> format is a proprietry
+ format. However, Mozilla Mail on Windows can convert them
+ into the <type>mbox</type> format, which can then be imported by Evolution.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To start importing your Outlook mail to Evolution, run Mozilla
+ Mail on Windows and select the
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+ to begin. Then select that you wish to import Mail from
+ Outlook. Once Mozilla has imported all your mail, reboot your
+ computer into Linux.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Mount your Windows partition in Linux and run Evolution to
+ begin importing your mail. Select
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import
+ File...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start importing. Set the
+ file type to MBox (mbox) and click on
+ <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> to select the mail you want to
+ import.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you are the only user on Windows, the mail files will
+ be stored in <filename>/mnt/c/windows/Application
+ Data/Mozilla/Profiles/default/XXXX/Mail/imported.mail/</filename>
+ where <filename>/mnt/c/</filename> is your windows partition
+ mount point and XXXX is some collection of numbers and digits
+ ending in <filename>.slt</filename>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If there is more than one user, the file will be in
+ <filename>/mnt/c/windows/Profiles/USERNAME/XXXX/Mail/imported.mail/</filename>
+ where USERNAME is your Windows username.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ For each mail folder in Outlook, Mozilla will convert the
+ folder into one mbox file. To import all your mail, import all
+ the files without a <filename>.msf</filename> extension.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>
+ If Mozilla can import <filename>.pst</filename> files, why can't Evolution?
+ </title>
+
+ <para>
+ Mozilla on Windows accesses the <filename>.pst</filename>
+ files through the <filename>MAPI.DLL</filename>, which is only
+ avaliable on Windows. <filename>MAPI.DLL</filename> is the
+ only way to access <filename>.pst</filename> files and Evolution
+ cannot use this DLL in Linux.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+
</sect1> <!-- End Section: Features -->
</article>