Import of emails into almost any email client that supports POP3 protocol by the example of Thunderbird.
Create a temporary POP3 account in Thunderbird
- Run Mozilla Thunderbird.
- Click the Thunderbird menu and then click “New +” menu item.
- Click “Existing mail Account…“.
- Start fill out the form until the “Configure manually…” button became enabled.
- Click “Configure manually…” button.
- In the appeared box change the “Protocol:” value to POP3 (IMAP is set by default).
- Enter “localhost” (without quotes) into the Server field under INCOMING.
- Set “Port:” value equal to 110.
- Change “SSL:” value to “None“.
- Set the “Authentication” to “Normal password“.
- Click “Advanced config” link at the right bottom.
- Confirm Advanced Configuration by “OK“.
- Now you may close the Server Configuration tab.
Import EML files
- Download and run the Lightspeed Email Bridge app (available by request).
- Select the source folder where the EML files are stored (copy and paste the full path to the source folder).
- Untick the “Search in subdirs” option to import only email files located in the current folder.
- Click “Search” button and wait while the list of source files populates. Then click “Start bridge” button.
- Switch to the Thunderbird window.
- Create a new folder in the Local Folders section and name it the same as the folder from which you will import emails.
- Run the email receiving in Thunderbird.
- When emails will be imported select them and move to the folder created by you in the #7.
- Repeat the same for each folder you want to import.
As you may see the importing of the EML files is not hard and can be performed by almost anyone.
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