304163 - Thunderbird does not migrate mail from mailbox folders in Eudora - only recognizes 1st level mailbox .toc and .mbx files

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 359221

(Thunderbird :: Migration, defect)

Description

[Rick Van Leeuwen]

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Eudora (5.1) permits mailboxes to be defined within folders which appear 
with .fol extensions in the Eudora directory.  The import function only 
recognizes .mbx .pce and .toc from the main directory.  Other mailboxes 
within .fol folders are not migrated.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Choose Import from Tools
2. Choose Mail
3. Choose Eudora 

Actual Results:  
The only mailboxes that are imported are from the main directory

Expected Results:  
The import utility should recognize the .fol folders, and .fol folders within 
same, preserve the folder/directory structure and import all messages.

There is also no provision to specify the location of mailboxes.  The ability 
to navigate to a specific directory, while creating a tedious multi-step 
process, would partially solve this problem.  At least you could create the 
individual folders in the local folders file under Eudora.

Comment 1

[Matt Dudziak]

This is fixed in the Eudora 8 (Penelope) importers. I'll mark this a duplicate of the main imported bug for tracking.