176589 - unable to import mail from Outlook Express ["cannot create proxy object for destination mailboxes"]

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 131013

(MailNews Core :: Import, defect)

Description

[Nash]

When trying to import large quantity of messages from Outlook Express 6/Win2000
(total > 800MB) the process hangs, trashes all or most imported 
folders/messages (some messages appeared to be "not read") and spits out the 
message:
"unable to import mailboxes, cannot create proxy object for destination 
mailboxes"
I've noticed that at least one other person refers to the same error message 
while trying to import from Eudora (http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/2002-
September/001807.html). Also one other guy (netscape.public.mozilla.mail-news) 
reports the same problem with 140MB of MSOutlook 2000 mail.
This appears to be a value of /messenger/importMsgs.properties ENTITY 2007.

HTH. THX.

Comment 1

[Jon Russell]

I'm hitting this issue too.  Importing from MSOutlook 2000.  I have about 145Mb
of mail folders to import.  The status bar indicates that about 2/3 of the
import has completed then I get the popup reported by the original poster.  HTH.

Comment 2

[Jon Russell]

Have been playing around with this and just got my import to work!  What may
have been affecting me was that I had Outlook folders with the '/' character in
the name e.g. the folder or subfolder was called 'Red/ Blue Monkeys'.  I've
removed the / character and the import worked.  I'm not saying that its a
resolution to this bug, but its certainly worth trying.  Thx, Jon

Comment 3

[Daniel Wang]

*** Bug 192057 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Daniel Wang]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 131013 ***

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 131013 ***