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- The use of this utility should be more or less self-explanatory, but just
- in case...
-
-
- The items on the File menu (the only one so far) are as follows:
-
- Convert File:
-
- You will be prompted for a mailbox to convert. You should select an mmdf
- mailbox, a babyl mailbox, a NewsWatcher save file, or a Eudora saved
- digest. Once the selected file is converted, you will be asked for a file
- in which to store the converted mail. If you select an existing file, it
- will be either appended to or overwritten (you'll be asked which);
- otherwise the file will be created. The output file will be tagged as a
- Eudora mailbox. Dragging a file onto the MailConverter icon is
- equivalent to running this command on that file.
-
- Convert Folder:
-
- You will be prompted for a folder (and *only* folders will show up). Each
- file in the given folder will be converted as with Convert File, each subfolder
- in the given folder will be converted as with Merge Folder (see below).
-
-
- Merge Folder
-
- The files in the folder will be converted, as in Convert Folder, but the
- merged output will go to a single output file. You'll be asked to select
- the output file before any conversion begins. Dragging a folder onto the
- MailConverter icon is equivalent to running this command on that folder.
-
-
- Settings...
-
- The usual customization dialog. See below for details. Preferences are
- saved in System Folder:Preferences:MailConverter Prefs
-
-
- Quit
-
- Quit.
-
-
- You can also drag one or more files or folders onto the MailConverter icon;
- each file will be handled as in Convert File, each folder as in Merge Folder.
-
-
- The Settings dialog:
-
-
- Allow only TEXT files as input:
-
- If you check this, the file dialog in Open Mailbox will only let you select
- TEXT files. If you uncheck it, you can select anything (except folders).
-
- Delete input file after converting:
-
- Self-explanatory -- use with care!
-
- Confirm before saving:
-
- If this is checked, for each converted file you will be prompted for an
- output file name which you can either confirm, correct or cancel. If this
- is unchecked, and if you've selected a default save folder, the output
- file will go in that folder with the same filename as the input file.
- You will not be asked for confirmation unless a file by the same name
- already exists in that folder.
-
- Truncate Output Filename:
-
- Check this if you want to follow the Eudora convention of a 27-char max for
- mailbox names.
-
- Merge Dragged Files:
-
- If this is checked, and you drag multiple files and/or folders onto the
- MailConverter icon, the dragged items will be merged into one mailbox. If this is
- unchecked, each dragged item will have its own mailbox (ie, files will be handled as with
- Convert File, folders as with Merge Folder). Among other things, this is a very handy
- way to merge only some files in a given folder.
-
- As an example of how this works, if you mark all files in some folder (cmd-A) and
- then drag the whole lot to MailConverter, you will get functionality like Convert
- Folder if the Merge Dragged Files is unchecked, and functionality like Merge Folder
- if it's checked.
-
- Default Input Folder:
-
- Lets you specify the default source folder for files to be converted.
-
- Default Save Folder:
-
- Lets you specify the default destination folder for converted files. For
- Eudora users, this would normally be Eudora Folder (wherever you put it).
-
- NewsWatcher Headings:
-
- These let you decide which headings you want to keep from a NewsWatcher
- save file. There are endless possibilities here; I only included the ones
- I saw more than once.
-
- Save:
-
- This saves the showing preferences in the preferences file and quits the
- dialog.
-
- Cancel:
-
- This cancels the showing preferences and quits the dialog.
-
-
- OK:
-
- This sets the showing preferences without saving them, and quits the
- dialog. If you don't save subsequently, you will be asked if you want to
- when you quit. Typing Return or Enter is equivalent to OK.
-
-