How to export emails from outlook?

[kapow]

I am fed up with problems on MS-Outlook. Is there a way to export my emails from outlook to another email client?

My outlook pst file is 700MB! (about 3 years of emails)

[bill]

I don't think it's a matter of exporting from Outlook, but more whether the new program you're using can import from Outlook. You can export your mail files in CSV format as well.

[kapow]

Yes I see your point.

Any recommendations for a mail client that:
- Can import mail from Outlook.
- Supports recipes e.g. put mail with this subject in this folder.
- Doesn't force settings on me like 'dissalow' .txt attachements.
- Can store a GB or more of email.

[moishe]

Have you looked at Thunderbird from Mozilla?

[kapow]

WOW!
Just installed and reviewing Thunderbird. It imported all my Outlook stuff very easily.

The only thing I don't like is my replies go to the bottom of the email. I want my reply at the top as that is where my customers will look for my reply. I have heard there is a big debate about top/bottom posting, I don't want to get into that debate. I just want my replies at the top.

Can anyone tell me how to change this in Thunderbird?

[bcolflesh]

Tools > Account Settings > Composition & Addressing >

Check: Automatically quote the original message when replying

Then: start my reply above the quote

[kapow]

OK, this is going very well! I am mightily impressed with Thunderbird.

Can anyone tell me how to share my thunderbird email files with 3 networked computers?

With outlook I used to delete the pst file on one pc, then on opening outlook it would ask me to locate it, I would locate the pst file on the other pc, thus sharing.

Idealy I would like to share the filters and accounts too :)

[bcolflesh]

MozBackup

[mozbackup.jasnapaka.com...]

[kapow]

My copy of Thunderbird has this:
Account Settings > Local Folders > Local directory:
Path C:\...\Thunderbird\...\Mail\Local Folders

Account Settings > account2 > Server Settings > Local directory:
Path C:\...\Thunderbird\...\Mail\servername

Would it work to enter these paths into a copy of thunderbird on another networked pc?

[kapow]

As far as I can tell MozBackup will let me create a copy of my Thunderbird email files etc. This would mean I have 2 copies of my emails. That would get confusing, I need to maintain one copy.

I want another copy of thunderbird to use the same copy as the one on my pc (like I described with Outlook).

[dvduval]

Very interesting read. Does Thunderbird also import the contact list as well? And while I'm at it, what about the tasks and calendar?

[kapow]

My emails AND contact list was fully imported on first startup :)

I don't use tasks and calendar, but I read somewhere that thunderbird doesn't do that. As you know I'm no expert ;)

[kapow]

Yep, it worked :)

Account Settings > Local Folders > Local directory:
Path C:\...\Thunderbird\...\Mail\Local Folders

Enter the path into a copy of thunderbird on another networked pc. Now I can access the same email files (only one copy) on 2 computers.

I am rapidly becomming a Thunderbird convert. At this rate I'll be advising our 100+ clients/companies to change too.

[mattglet]

I don't use tasks and calendar, but I read somewhere that thunderbird doesn't do that. As you know I'm no expert ;)

The Sunbird Project [mozilla.org] is the up & coming calendar for Thunderbird.

[kapow]

Can anyone tell me how to export my mail-filters and email accounts from one copy of Thunderbird and import them into another?

Otherwise I'll just re-build them.