Importing external abook.mab

[jd1008]

On 10/14/2015 06:56 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 10/15/2015 08:00 AM, jd1008 wrote:
>> It seems that TB cannot import adbook.mab directly.
>> One must first export it as one of the various text type files or vcard format.
>>
>> This is strange, in the sense that TB cannot decode it's own created file format
>> and import it without burdening the user to do the exporting - especially since
>> the .mab file might come from a long dead account.
> But that is very easy to workaround.
>
> 1.  Take note of all the mab files in your T-Bird directory.
> 2.  Add a new address book
> 3.  Find the new mab file which is created
> 4.  Quit T-bird
> 5.  Copy old mab to the new mab, or just do a move
> 6.  Start T-Bird
> 7.  Done  (And I have done that many times)
>
So I have to end up with many .mab files?

Does TB look  into all of them when you start typing a recipient name 
and tries to auto-complete?