[Users] Using mailmbox plugin to access Thunderbird mbox files ?

Paul claws at thewildbeast.co.uk
Sun Nov 15 20:34:16 CET 2020


On Sun, 15 Nov 2020 19:20:05 -0000
Paul <claws at thewildbeast.co.uk> wrote: 

> On Sun, 15 Nov 2020 20:03:26 +0100
> Luc Pardon via Users <users at lists.claws-mail.org> wrote: 
> 
> > ======================
> > Q : I am switching to Claws Mail from another program that stores its
> > messages in MBOX format. Can I access these files with CM?
> > 
> > A : No, not directly. You must either import them or use one of the
> > tools to convert them.
> > ======================  
> 
> But that would be incomplete, because it doesn't mention the plugin.

Apparently thunderbird uses mboxrd, a variation on the mbox standard.

with regards

Paul


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