Niall O Broin wrote:
> Thunderbird seems to only be able to import from other mail clients on
> the same box. I can't see any convenient way to import his existing
> email and settings (though I think Thunderbird uses mbox, so the email
> itself should be doable) but what about his folder structures, and his
> settings and preferences?
you can change his settings to use IMAP, then upload all the POP3-obtained
mails back into the IMAP account. it would take a while, but then he'd be able
to access his emails from anywhere.
Kae
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