[thechat] eudora/mac challenge

[Martin Burns]

Bob wrote:
> Erika Meyer said:
>> at the same time, i want to clean out my in and out boxes and start
>> with a clean slate when i get os x going...
>
>> i was thinking, there must be some way for me to upload my mail via  
>> ftp
>> and store it on a server somewhere as a text file or something  like
>> that.
>>
>> is that possible.   how do i turn my in or out boxes into text files  
>> or
>> is there another way.
>
> One of the best things about Eudora is that it uses the standard mbox
> format - which is flat text. There are .idx files, which are the 
> indeces,
> and mbox files, which are the actual mail box files. Just keep the mbox
> files, and you're golden.

fwiw, Apple Mail (the default mail client in OSX) handles mbox files 
very nicely (maildir too for that matter), so getting at them 
afterwards should be simple.

Cheers
Martin