[SOLVED] Converting from another Linux distro: Thunderbird email and folders?

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I want to switch from another Linux distro to Kubuntu: how to handle my Thunderbird email and folders?
(The Kubuntu Transitioners forum is for users coming from Window$ or Mac, so I thought I'd ask here).

Most everything else I'd guess would be straight forward, as I am installing Kubuntu on a second box: install all the sw I want, copy personal files. But I am a little nervous about how to transition email and folder structure.

On current PC, I use Thunderbird to retrieve mail for three accounts, so each account has its own files; In each account I have set up numerous folders, and also I have some rules to move certain incoming mail to specific folders based on originating addresses. I don't mind needing to recreate the rules if necessary, I just don't want to loose all my emails. ;-)

Current Thunderbird version on box #1 is 2.0.0.8.

I assume I can use Thunderbird on Kubuntu but I really don't mind which email client I use as long as it works in KDE/Kubuntu.

Thanks for any advice.

[toad]

Re: Converting from another Linux distro: how to handle Thunderbird email folders?

kmail has an import feature which includes filters for thunderbird (incl. folder structures et al.)

HTH

[Snowhog]

Re: Converting from another Linux distro: how to handle Thunderbird email folders?

What Linux distro are you using now?

[GreyGeek]

Re: Converting from another Linux distro: how to handle Thunderbird email folders?

kmail has an import feature which includes filters for thunderbird (incl. folder structures et al.)
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+1, Toad!

A few months ago I decided to switch from Thunderbird to KMail. It's import feature didn't lose a single msg, dating all the way back to 2006. It did put everything into subdirectories of the imported main directory and I had some re-arranging to do, but that didn't take long.

[claydoh]

Re: Converting from another Linux distro: how to handle Thunderbird email folders?

You can still use Thunderbird, and keep your entire mail structures, filters, etc simply by installing thunderbird and copying your /home/<username>/.mozilla (or is it /.mozilla-thenderbird or similar) folder to your new home directory.

But I am am longtime Kontact lover, it does a great job importing mail folders. I myself did not import filters and rules - I didn't notice that feature, but that was so long ago now it probably has changed.

[GilGib]

Re: Converting from another Linux distro: how to handle Thunderbird email folders?

Thunderbird 3.1.6 Copy your personal settings and Mail directory to a flash drive or a cd. Then install thunderbird
in kubuntu and go through the thunderbird setup. The files in kubuntu will be in .thunderbird under your home directory and your email will be in a subdirectory xxxxxxxx.default which is generated when you run the rhunderbird setup. Then copy your original files to the xxxxxxxx.default directory. (xxxxxxxx=a generated name)

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Re: [SOLVED] Converting from another Linux distro: Thunderbird email and folders?

Thank you all. I am much more comfortable now about converting to Kubuntu.
(In answer to a previous question, I am on an older version of Gentoo.)