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<TITLE>MS Outlook to Unix Mailbox Conversion mini HOWTO: Introduction</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2>
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<P>While several programs exist to convert some formats such as Microsoft
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Outlook Express to Unix formats, Outlook users have a bit more of a
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challenge. One way to convert uses Mozilla Mail under Windows; another
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involves a more complicated method. Both are explained in this
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miniHOWTO.
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<P>The database format that Outlook uses for .PST files, called Jet, is
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documented at:
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<A HREF="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/olexcoutlk.htm">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/olexcoutlk.htm</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Copyright</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Copyright (c) 2001-2004 by Greg Lindahl
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<P>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
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any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
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Texts. A copy of the license may be found at:
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<A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</A><P>
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<P>I request that corrections and/or comments be forwarded to the
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document maintainer. If you're considering making a derived work other
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than a translation, I request that you discuss your plans with
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the current maintainer.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Disclaimer</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow any
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potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the
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concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely
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at your own risk.
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<P>All copyrights are owned by their owners, unless specifically noted
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otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as
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affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.
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<P>Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.
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<P>You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before
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major installations, and backup your system at regular intervals.
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<P>Do not place your cat in a running microwave oven.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 News</A>
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</H2>
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<P>1.01: Fixed minor typo in inetd/xinetd startup instructions.
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<P>1.1: Added information about Kmailcvt, Mozilla, and how to get
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Outlook to talk to IMAP servers if it's in Exchange mode.
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<P>1.2: Added details about using Mozilla to do this same task
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<P>1.2.1: Fixed formatting typo.
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<P>1.2.2: Relicensed under the GFDL, more minor typo fixes.
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<P>1.3: Yet more minor fixes.
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<P>1.4: Information about TNEF stuff from Scott Phelps (thanks!)
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 Other ways of doing this</A>
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</H2>
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<P>A list of conversion utilities, many commercial, may be found at:
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<A HREF="http://www.emailman.com/conversion/index.html">http://www.emailman.com/conversion/index.html</A><P>I've had a claim that the program Kmailcvt now converts Outlook
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mailboxes. However, I'm not 100% sure that this claim is true, since
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Kmailcvt definitely converts Outlook Express mailboxes, which are
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completely different from Outlook mailboxes. So, if you figure this
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out, please let me know.
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