200852 - There is no way to export mail/newsgroups/preferences and data, so that we can migrate to linux from windows!

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 137006

(Core Graveyard :: Profile: Migration, enhancement)

Description

[Paul Wheeler]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030210
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030210

scenario:
I am trying migrate to linux.  I currently have a full grown mail, newsgroup, mail filters, junk mail profile, and contacts data collection which I do not want to lose.  There does not appear to be an easy way to export mail/newsgroups/preferences/junk mail knowledge/contact data, etc, so that we can migrate TO linux FROM windows!

There is an option to import data from all sorts of places, but I see no easy way to convert to a totally new installation.  I have had to copy *.slt files and hack other stuff to accomplish this in the past.  Not a clean way to live!



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
N/A


Actual Results:  
Too much time wasted/spent trying to hack the existing files into the new setup.

Expected Results:  
Have menu option (under Tools?) to "Migrate Settings to new installation" or "Create Settings Database for Migrating to new installation".



I know a lot of people who will NOT move to another system if they cannot take their current settings with them.

Comment 1

[bruno]

Hey, If you ever want to see an enhancement you have to vote for the bug!!!

Comment 2

[Felix Miata]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 137006 ***

Comment 3

[Felix Miata]

See also bug 22689 and bug 66259

Comment 4

[Grace Bush]

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