To migrate a Courier mailbox to Thunderbird (on Windows XP) you need Courier installed, Thunderbird installed and a program called Courex (get the latest copy here Courexor see the attachments for this page).
See table below to details about migration
What? |
Will migration work? |
|---|---|
emails |
yes |
folders and subfolders |
yes |
attachments |
yes |
mailing lists |
no |
address book |
yes |
signatures |
no |
You can migrate emails, folders, attachments and the address book. All mailing lists will get lost.
Courier email box (if in standard location): C:\Program Files\Courier Email\Mailbox
Thunderbird : C:\Documents and Settings\....(1)\Application Data\Thunderbird
The Locales folder: C:\Documents and Settings\....(1)\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\qvu1n3nv.default(2)\Mail\Local Folders\
After the migration find a folder called Courex in C:\Program Files\Courier Email\Mailbox which contains the address box, the mailbox data (all settings inclusive passwords!) and log files.
After the migration find a folder called Courex in C:\Documents and Settings\....(1)\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\qvu1n3nv.default(2)\Mail\Local Folders\ . In this folder all main and sub-folders, emails and attachments are stored.
#(1) here is the name of your user
# (2) this entry is similar but never the same