[olug] import a pst file in to thunderbird

[Rob Townley]

$ yum -C info libpst
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Installed Packages
Name       : libpst
Arch       : i586
Version    : 0.6.44
Release    : 1.fc11
Size       : 111 k
Repo       : installed
>From repo  : updates
Summary    : Utilities to convert Outlook .pst files to other formats
URL        : http://www.five-ten-sg.com/libpst/
License    : GPLv2+
Description: The Libpst utilities include readpst which can convert email
           : messages to both mbox and MH mailbox formats, pst2ldif which can
           : convert the contacts to .ldif format for import into ldap
           : databases, and pst2dii which can convert email messages to the DII
           : load file format used by Summation.


On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Looks like Zimbra wants Outlook installed as well, but is qualified by
> saying that it does not actually load Outlook, but needs its
> libraries.
> http://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Outlook_PST_Import_Wizard_Tips
> http://www.zimbra.com/docs/os/latest/import_wizard_for_outlook_guide/
> Please post back to the list what you come up with.
>
> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Kelly Williams
> <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> ok now what i need figure out is how to import that pst into thunderbird but
>> it wants outlook installed well that isn't going to happen. I tried other
>> plugins for tbird but its not working. any other suggestions that I should
>> try its my step mothers address book of over 200 to 300 people in it. I need
>> to come up with a solution before i am in the dog house..
>>
>>
>> kelly
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Kevin <sharpestmarble at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I was just going to suggest that page. I had to use it a few days ago
>>> to open a PST that I didn't have the pw for, and given that it's a
>>> compiled application, I couldn't ask for anything better. Very much
>>> like PuTTY, except that you d/l a zip. But there is no install
>>> process, no DLLs needed, and it returns the pw very quickly.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 15:45, Todd Wittenmeier <magitoddw at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > You can crack pst passwords really very easily, if you are using linux I
>>> do
>>> > not know if this runs under wine.
>>> >
>>> > http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/pst_password.html
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Kelly Williams
>>> > <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> how i get a round the password
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Ward, Bill <bward at prokarma.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > That's the issue - password.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>>> >> > From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> >> > Kevin
>>> >> > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 3:32 PM
>>> >> > To: Omaha Linux User Group
>>> >> > Subject: Re: [olug] import a pst file in to thunderbird
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Is the PST password-protected?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Other than that, what errors is it giving you?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 15:02, Kelly Williams <
>>> kellywilliams81 at gmail.com
>>> >> >
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> > > I had rebuild my dads computer here in omaha and I didn't have the
>>> >> > Microsoft
>>> >> > > office cd for them but I thought I would get them going with
>>> >> thunderbird.
>>> >> > I
>>> >> > > have tried to import the pst file into thunderbird so many times.
>>> any
>>> >> > ideas
>>> >> > > what it could be. what we really need is the address book from it
>>> that
>>> >> is
>>> >> > > all. any ideas thanks
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > >
>>> >> > > Kelly Williams
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