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Download address book to Evolution e-mail

Asked by Brian Gabelman

I have an email account with Earthlink and use their email program.

I have so far successfully set up Ubantu Evolution email to send/receive
email with Earthlink on DSL.

However, I don't know how to import my address book (contact list
with email addresses) from Earthlink to Evolution. Is there any
easier way than laboriously hand typing them into Evolution?

Thanks,
-Brian Gabelman
<email address hidden>

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Best Derek White (d-man97) said : 		#1

I assume Earthlink's web mail provides an export option? If so, export the book as a CSV (Comma Separated Variable list) and then you should be able to Import it into evolution.

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Brian Gabelman (gygisalba) said : 		#2

Thanks!
I was able to export the address book from "EARTHLINK TOTAL ACCESS" running under WIN2k to
a CSV file. Then I imported the CSV file to "EVOLUTION" running under UBANTU LINUX as follows:
First, copy the CSV file to a convenient directory under UBANTU via a jump drive.
Go to the "CONTACTS" tab in "EVOLUTION", and click on the "PERSONAL" directory. Then click on
"FILE" on the top menu bar, then click "Import" to invoke the "Evolution Import Assistant". Then
proceed thru the assistant, specifying the location of the CSV file. This resulted in my address
book being populated with all my contacts.

What is interesting (and undocumented?) is that EVOLUTION seemed to know that the CSV
file represented an addressbook and handled it fairly well (I only had to delete a couple of
garbage entries).
-bg
I

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Brian Gabelman (gygisalba) said : 		#3

Thanks!
I was able to export the address book from "EARTHLINK TOTAL ACCESS"
running under WIN2k to
a CSV file. Then I imported the CSV file to "EVOLUTION" running under
UBANTU LINUX as follows:
First, copy the CSV file to a convenient directory under UBANTU via a
jump drive.
Go to the "CONTACTS" tab in "EVOLUTION", and click on the "PERSONAL"
directory. Then click on
"FILE" on the top menu bar, then click "Import" to invoke the "Evolution
Import Assistant". Then
proceed thru the assistant, specifying the location of the CSV file.
This resulted in my address
book being populated with all my contacts.

What is interesting (and undocumented?) is that EVOLUTION seemed to know
that the CSV
file represented an addressbook and handled it fairly well (I only had
to delete a couple of
garbage entries).
-bg
I

On Sat, 2009-07-11 at 02:21 +0000, Derek White wrote:
> Your question #76618 on yelp in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+question/76618
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Derek White proposed the following answer:
> I assume Earthlink's web mail provides an export option? If so, export
> the book as a CSV (Comma Separated Variable list) and then you should be
> able to Import it into evolution.
>