# The &i18n-kmailcvt; Handbook

Laurent Montel montel@kde.org
Scarlett Clark

    &Scarlett.Clark.mail;

2013 Laurent Montel
&FDLNotice;
2013-12-10
&kde; 4.12

## Introduction

&i18n-kmailcvt; is to be used to import your email messages if your previous email application/format is listed below.

- KMail Archive
- mbox(Unix, Evolution)
- Evolution 1.x
- Evolution 2.x
- Evolution 3.x
- &kmail;
- OS X Mail
- Opera
- Sylpheed
- Thunderbird/Mozilla
- The Bat!
- Outlook Express
- Pegasus-Mail
- Lotus Notes
- Plain Text

If your previous email application/format is not listed here, please see Import Options for other importing options.

### Using &i18n-kmailcvt;

Screenshot of &i18n-kmailcvt;

&i18n-kmailcvt; is a tool that allows easy importing from supported applications. Access it using File Import Messages within &kmail; or run &i18n-kmailcvt; stand alone from the &kde; application launcher.

Please make sure that you compact your folders in the other email client.

Select your previous email program from the drop down box. The center text area of &i18n-kmailcvt; will update with special instructions (if applicable), and the known location of email message storage for that application. Follow these instructions, then select the folder you wish to import your messages to.

If you want the &i18n-kmailcvt; tool to remove duplicate messages, check Remove duplicate messages during import. A file select dialog will pop up and you need to select the file/folder noted in the instructions. Click the Next button to complete the import. When the import is finished you can click the Back button to import from another application or the Finish button to exit.

### Credits and License

&i18n-kmailcvt;

Program copyright 2013 Laurent Montel montel@kde.org

Documentation Copyright © 2013 Laurent Montel montel@kde.org and Scarlett Clark scarlett@scarlettgatelyclark.com

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