Working With Mbox File - Backup Mail

[Digerati]

I archived some old email using Horde Webmail, the old messages from the INBOX were downloaded as an MBOX File.

I am trying to figure out how I can use this file.

 

Is there a way to import this into an email client, so the user can pull old messages when needed?

I have searched around and it sounds like I can only use this with Kmail, anyone have any sugestions?

[LisaJill]

No idea what OS you're using. In mail.app on OSX you can go to File -> Import Mailboxes - Other -> and choose mbox. =)

[Digerati]

I am using XP Pro and I have a Knoppix 3.6 Distro running on another machine.

Why would the webmail download the file in a format only Mac OSX Could use? Is there a way to use this in any Windows or Linux Email Client?

[MikeJ]

I am using XP Pro and I have a Knoppix 3.6 Distro running on another machine.

Why would the webmail download the file in a format only Mac OSX Could use? Is there a way to use this in any Windows or Linux Email Client?

mbox is a standard RFC based (standards based) mailbox format. Almost any mail client should be able to import it.

 

On linux, it's as simple as placing the mbox file on your system and selecting it as a mailbox with your mail client. On windows, it varies by client, but I'm pretty definite Mozilla's thunderbird should have no problem with it, and I'd bet even outlook can import it.

 

For that matter, you could even open the file with notepad. It's just text.

[LisaJill]

OSX plans for world domination?

 

Well no, I never said that only OSX could read it - I simply said how to do it with that because well, that's what I've got.

 

I'm fairly confident that you can do it via Outlook's import; which mail client do you normally use? I'm happy to try to help just you didn't supply much info. =)