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== Importing from Eudora, pre-0.8 ==
After importing mail from Eudora, you may find that many messages contain html tags, in angle brackets. In some cases it may be a simple "<x-flowed>" at the start of the message and a corresponding tag at the end, whereas in other cases a message might start out like this:
After importing mail from Eudora, you may find that many messages contain html tags, in angle brackets. In some cases it may be a simple "<x-flowed>" at the start of the message and a corresponding tag at the end, whereas in other cases a message might start out like this:


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This bug has been fixed in Thunderbird 0.8. Upgrade or use the eudora2mbox-script at [http://www.gnist.org/~lars/code/eudora2mbox/eudora2mbox.html eudora2mbox], which does pre-processing (converting) of your Eudora mailboxes rather than cleaning them up after they've been imported. (Also see [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=81778 this thread] for further discussion of how to use the script. [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=82896]) You could also try the script discussed in [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=90379 this thread], which is designed to be run after you have imported your Eudora mail into Thunderbird.
This bug has been fixed in recent version of Thunderbird and Mozilla Mail. Upgrade or use the eudora2mbox-script at [http://www.gnist.org/~lars/code/eudora2mbox/eudora2mbox.html eudora2mbox], which does pre-processing and converting of your Eudora mailboxes rather than cleaning them up after they've been imported. See these MozillaZine Forums threads for further discussion of how to use the script [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=81778] [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=82896]. You can also try the script discussed in [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=90379 this MozillaZine Forums thread], which is designed to be run after you have imported your Eudora mail.


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== Importing Eudora Mail with Eudora Rescue ==
Thunderbird 1.0 and onwards has improved importing of the Eudora e-mail, but it still cannot maintain the messages' status. Until this is fixed, perhaps the best method of conversion is with tbe use of [http://www.members.shaw.ca/qwerky/eudorarescue the Eudora Rescue utility by Qwerky]. See [http://www.members.shaw.ca/qwerky/eudorarescue/readme.htm the README] for instructions for using Eudora Rescue.


After you have used Eudora Rescue, you can import the mbox into Thunderbird or Mozilla.


== Importing Eudora Mail with Eudora Mailbox Cleaner (Mac OS X only)==
If you are running Mac OS X, you can use [http://homepage.mac.com/aamann/Eudora_Mailbox_Cleaner.html Eudora Mailbox Cleaner] to import your Eudora messages from either the Mac or the Windows version of Eudora instead of using the import function built into Thunderbird. Eudora Mailbox Cleaner should be able to
* Preserve all formatting of rich text and HTML messages
* Correctly import non-ASCII (8-bit) characters
* Preserve message status flags (such as read, replied, and forwarded)
* And re-attach attachments for received messages, unless they have been moved or deleted from the Eudora attchment folder.


(March, 2005) -- Thunderbird 1.0.0+ has much improved import of the Eudora e-mail, but it still cannot maintain the messages' status. Until this is fixed perhaps the best converting is with use of the Eudora Rescue utility by Qwerky.
==See also==
 
* [[Thunderbird_:_Attachments#Migrating from Eudora | Migrating Eudora attachments into Thunderbird]]
Step by Step converting Eudora e-mail to Thunderbird with Eudora Rescue:
 
* download EUDORA RESCUE 0.5 (eudrescu) or newer from [http://www.members.shaw.ca/qwerky/eudorarescue here.]
* create a directory E:\eudora_converted
* execute eudrescu E:\eudora /o=E:\eudora_converted /p+  /x=.mbx
* copy  E:\eudora\attach and E:\eudora\embedded to E:\eudora_converted\attach and E:\eudora_converted\embedded
* rename E:\eudora to E:\eudora_SAFE
* rename E:\Eudora_converted to E:\Eudora
now use Thunderbird to import mail from Eudora, and then, if you still want to use Eudora
 
* rename E:\eudora to E:\eudora_converted or just delete it
* rename E:\eudora_SAFE to E:\eudora
 
 
If your Eudora is not installed in the E:\eudora directory with attachments and embedded email context in the E:\eudora\attach and E:\eudora\embedded folders, then you need to adjust the previous steps with appropriate paths. Good luck.
 
 
==Alternative import using MacOS X==
If you are running Mac OS X, you might want to consider using [http://homepage.mac.com/aamann/Eudora_Mailbox_Cleaner.html Eudora Mailbox Cleaner] to import your Eudora messages (from either the Mac or the Windows version of Eudora) instead of using the import function built into Thunderbird. EMC should be able to
* preserve all formatting of rich text and HTML messages
* correctly import non-ASCII (8-bit) characters
* preserve message status flags (read, replied, forwarded, ...)
* re-attach attachments for received messages (unless they have been moved/deleted from the Eudora attchment folder)
 
The import is considerably faster than Thunderbird's and the application is free.
 
 
==See also:==
[[Thunderbird_:_Attachments#Migrating from Eudora]]

Revision as of 22:04, 21 March 2005

Importing from Eudora, pre-0.8

After importing mail from Eudora, you may find that many messages contain html tags, in angle brackets. In some cases it may be a simple "<x-flowed>" at the start of the message and a corresponding tag at the end, whereas in other cases a message might start out like this: 

    <x-html>
    <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
    <HTML><HEAD>
    <META content="text/html; charset=iso-2022-jp" http-equiv=Content-Type>
    <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR>
    <STYLE></STYLE>
    </HEAD>

This bug has been fixed in recent version of Thunderbird and Mozilla Mail. Upgrade or use the eudora2mbox-script at eudora2mbox, which does pre-processing and converting of your Eudora mailboxes rather than cleaning them up after they've been imported. See these MozillaZine Forums threads for further discussion of how to use the script [1] [2]. You can also try the script discussed in this MozillaZine Forums thread, which is designed to be run after you have imported your Eudora mail.

Importing Eudora Mail with Eudora Rescue

Thunderbird 1.0 and onwards has improved importing of the Eudora e-mail, but it still cannot maintain the messages' status. Until this is fixed, perhaps the best method of conversion is with tbe use of the Eudora Rescue utility by Qwerky. See the README for instructions for using Eudora Rescue.

After you have used Eudora Rescue, you can import the mbox into Thunderbird or Mozilla.

Importing Eudora Mail with Eudora Mailbox Cleaner (Mac OS X only)

If you are running Mac OS X, you can use Eudora Mailbox Cleaner to import your Eudora messages from either the Mac or the Windows version of Eudora instead of using the import function built into Thunderbird. Eudora Mailbox Cleaner should be able to

  • Preserve all formatting of rich text and HTML messages
  • Correctly import non-ASCII (8-bit) characters
  • Preserve message status flags (such as read, replied, and forwarded)
  • And re-attach attachments for received messages, unless they have been moved or deleted from the Eudora attchment folder.

See also

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