Solved - Re: Importing mail archive into Thuderbird

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 07/29/2014 06:02 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 29Jul2014 14:58, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>> I am asking this here, as my system is F20 with Thunderbird 24.7.0.
>>
>> I have downloaded an month's archived messages for Centos-arm and 
>> want to import them into Thunderbird where I could then respond to 
>> them more easily.
>>
>> I tried the Tools>Import but when I select email, nothing is listed 
>> in the dialog box.  So how might I do the import?  Where might i find 
>> instructions?
>
> Where did you fetch them from?
> When form are they in?
>
> For myself, the easiest way to import lots of messages is for them to 
> be in UNIX mbox format (normal UNIX flat file containing messages 
> separated by "From " lines); that is what Thurderbird uses.
>
> Shout down Thunderbird. Move ("mv -i", to avoid accidents) the mbox 
> into your Thunderbird Local Folders directory with a sensible name. 
> Start Thunderbird.  Your should have a new local folder, with which 
> you can do as you like.

that worked  thanks.