[TriLUG] Converting Unix mailboxes to Outlook pst format: batch mode

[Glen Ford]

Kevin Flanagan wrote:

>It's just a set of registry keys, set one up, then use a script that
>will set it up on login.  Better yet, use %username% for the user, so
>it'll create the connection to the IMAP server.  The pst creation is
>another matter, perhaps make an empty one, copy it, and mod the registry
>to use it.....
>
>On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 18:06, Glen Ford wrote:
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>>Glen Ford wrote:
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>>>Jon Carnes wrote:
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>>>
>>>>Run an IMAP daemon on the server in question (or copy the MBox still
>>>>mailboxes up to a server running an IMAP daemon) - setup the users to
>>>>download the email via IMAP.
>>>>
>>>>Works like a charm.
>>>>
>>>>Jon Carnes
>>>>
>>>>On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 14:19, Glen Ford wrote:
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>>>>>Looking for any pointers.  I have a need to convert massive amounts 
>>>>>of unix style mailboxes to Outlook PST format mailboxes.
>>>>>
>>>>>Ideally would like to run in batch mode. I have done google search 
>>>>>for convertion tools. So far nothing that is both capable of batch 
>>>>>mode & mbox ---> outlook.
>>>>>
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>>>>>Any feedback is appreciated,
>>>>>/Glen
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>>>Jon,
>>>
>>>   You were right, it did work like a charm. Thank you very much !
>>>
>>>/glen
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>>Anyway to automate(batch) the setting up of the Outlook accounts?
>> I am getting tired of doing it manually.
>>
>>
>>I to keep the one-to-one relationship between a mbox and its outlook pst 
>>file.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>/glen
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Kevin thanks for the input. I will google my way to learning windows 
registery stuff. It would be Sooooo nice to just do a for loop on the 
windows box to add each user.

psuedo for BOTH Linux and Window .... sigh

for ($user=1;$user<100000;$user++)
{
    add $user;
   
}

/glen