<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>MS Outlook to Unix Mailbox Conversion mini HOWTO: Introduction</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox-2.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox.html#toc1" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox.html#toc1">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2> <P>While several programs exist to convert some formats such as Microsoft Outlook Express to Unix formats, Outlook users have a bit more of a challenge. One way to convert uses Mozilla Mail under Windows; another involves a more complicated method. Both are explained in this miniHOWTO. <P> <P>The database format that Outlook uses for .PST files, called Jet, is documented at: <P> <A HREF="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/olexcoutlk.htm">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/techart/olexcoutlk.htm</A><P> <H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Copyright</A> </H2> <P> <P>Copyright (c) 2001-2004 by Greg Lindahl <P> <P> <P>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license may be found at: <P> <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</A><P> <P> <P>I request that corrections and/or comments be forwarded to the document maintainer. If you're considering making a derived work other than a translation, I request that you discuss your plans with the current maintainer. <P> <H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Disclaimer</A> </H2> <P>Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow any potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of the concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely at your own risk. <P>All copyrights are owned by their owners, unless specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. <P>Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements. <P>You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before major installations, and backup your system at regular intervals. <P>Do not place your cat in a running microwave oven. <P> <H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 News</A> </H2> <P>1.01: Fixed minor typo in inetd/xinetd startup instructions. <P>1.1: Added information about Kmailcvt, Mozilla, and how to get Outlook to talk to IMAP servers if it's in Exchange mode. <P>1.2: Added details about using Mozilla to do this same task <P>1.2.1: Fixed formatting typo. <P>1.2.2: Relicensed under the GFDL, more minor typo fixes. <P>1.3: Yet more minor fixes. <P>1.4: Information about TNEF stuff from Scott Phelps (thanks!) <P> <H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 Other ways of doing this</A> </H2> <P>A list of conversion utilities, many commercial, may be found at: <P> <A HREF="http://www.emailman.com/conversion/index.html">http://www.emailman.com/conversion/index.html</A><P>I've had a claim that the program Kmailcvt now converts Outlook mailboxes. However, I'm not 100% sure that this claim is true, since Kmailcvt definitely converts Outlook Express mailboxes, which are completely different from Outlook mailboxes. So, if you figure this out, please let me know. <P> <HR> <A HREF="Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox.html#toc1">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>