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Email Resources - Thunderbird: Importing Settings From Other Mail Clients
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Importing Mail Messages
To import mail messages from Netscape Communicator, Outlook, Outlook Express, or Eudora, begin from the Mail window:

  1. Open the Tools menu, and choose Import. You see the Import Wizard.
  2. Follow the instructions to import mail messages.

For Netscape Communicator, the wizard imports a copy of all Communicator mail folders included under Local Folders. Imported mail is added as a new folder under Local Folders in the Mail window. (The Communicator mail folders still remain in their original location).

Importing Mail Settings
To import mail settings from Outlook, Outlook Express, or Eudora, begin from the Mail window:

  1. Open the Tools menu, and choose Import. You see the Import Wizard.
  2. Follow the instructions to import mail settings.
 Last Updated: 11/26/07