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What is the best way to import my address and email from Pegasus to Thunderbird?

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thehills
thehills

I'm using Windows 7 x64. I have a many folders and lots of email addresses in Pegasus email client. I am looking to migrate to Thunderbird. Can you tell me the best way to move my files to Thunderbird?

Thanks, Allen Hill

I'm using Windows 7 x64. I have a many folders and lots of email addresses in Pegasus email client. I am looking to migrate to Thunderbird. Can you tell me the best way to move my files to Thunderbird? Thanks, Allen Hill

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For your address books, can you export them to a format such as CSV?

The cleanest way to move email messages is to use IMAP. Then your new client just looks at the very same folders as you had in Pegasus.

Unfortunately, email clients tend to use their own proprietary mail storage systems and there is no commonly used standard that would assist with transfer between clients. If you can export to mbox format files, then Thunderbird can use those.

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For your address books, can you export them to a format such as CSV?

The cleanest way to move email messages is to use IMAP. Then your new client just looks at the very same folders as you had in Pegasus.

Unfortunately, email clients tend to use their own proprietary mail storage systems and there is no commonly used standard that would assist with transfer between clients. If you can export to mbox format files, then Thunderbird can use those.

thehills
thehills Question owner

Thanks for the advice and the suggestions.

gild
gild

Here is a relevant link for moving mail and address book data. includes Pegasus.

http://www.its.qmul.ac.uk/mail/thunderbird/import.html

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