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Importing email from other clients

You can import messages to Opera Mail from:

  • Opera 5 and 6
  • Outlook Express
  • Thunderbird
  • Eudora
  • Netscape Mail (ONLY versions 6 and 7, including the Mozilla suite)

You can import messages from any mailbox stored in the generic mbox format, including older versions of Netscape. You can also import different accounts, folders, settings, and contacts.

To import email from email clients not listed here, you can use a third-party utility such as Aid4Mail.

To import your email to Opera Mail, select either:

  • Windows/UNIX: Settings > Import and export > Import mail
  • Mac: File > Import and export > Import mail

Follow the instructions.

For more information about importing contacts, see importing contacts from other email clients.


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