Re: Netscape profile 4.* => 6.*/mozilla [was: next Beta]

[Tuan Hoang <tuan hoang homeip net>]

Seems simple but last I checked (0.9.5; haven't tried 0.9.6), it only
imported text.  If they really meant ldif, then it's a bit misleading
and I just aborted at that point.  Have you actually tried it?

Tuan

On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Paul R. Ganci wrote:

> Getting one's address book from Netscape 4 into Mozilla (and I would 
> guess Netscape 6 too ) is not a bear! Bring up your address book in 
> Netscape 4 and go to the file->export menu. A browser will pop up where 
> you can specifiy the name of a ldif file. Choose a directory and file 
> name of your liking and voila you have a personal address book in ldif 
> format which can be imported into Mozilla by reversing the process. That 
> is to say go to your Mozilla address book and hit the menu item 
> file->import. Use the broswer to get to the ldif file you just created 
> and Mozilla will now have your address book in the "collected addresses" 
> section. Just copy these into the "personal addresses" and you are done. 
> I moved my own address book in this manner with no problems.
> 
> Tuan Hoang wrote:
> 
> >The bookmarks aren't a problem since it's basically one big HTML file.
> >The addressbook on the other hand is the bear.  I haven't installed 
> >either Mozilla 0.9.6 or Netscrape 6.2 yet.  I'm running the good old 4.79.
> ><snip>
> >
> 
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