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Last Updated: 10/24/05
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Webmail Direct: Import an Address Book

Import Address Books into Webmail Direct

Windows e-mail programs Macintosh OSX address book Pine e-mail address book

Windows e-mail programs

Outlook Express
Mozilla 1.x
Netscape 7.x

Outlook Express

To export an Address Book from Outlook Express:

  1. Open Outlook Express.

  2. On the File menu, click Export; then, click Address Book.

  3. In the Address Book Export Tool window, select Text File (Comma Separated Values).

  4. Click Export.

  5. In the CSV Export window, click Browse.

  6. From the Save In drop-down box, select Desktop; then type a name in the File name field.

  7. Click Save; then click Next.

  8. In the CSV Export window, select the fields you wish to export and clear the fields you do not wish to export. The most commonly exported fields are name and e-mail address.

  9. Click Finish.

To import an Address Book from Outlook Express to Webmail Direct:

  1. Log in to Webmail Direct.

  2. On the menu bar, click Address Book.

  3. On the Address Book menu bar, click Import/Export. In the Import/Export Address Book window:

    1. In the Select a file type to import drop-down box, select .CSV.

    2. In the Specify the file to import field, click the Browse button and select Desktop. Select the exported Address Book file on the desktop and click Open.

    3. From the Import to Category drop-down box, select a category if you wish. The default is unfiled. Leave the language and charset values as they are. If you want Webmail Direct to check for duplicate entries in your address book, uncheck the box next to "Add all imported items to Address Book - without checking any duplicates."

    4. Click the Import Now button. The Address Book Contacts page redisplays, and you receive a message that the CSV file was successfully imported.

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Mozilla 1.x

To export an Address Book from Mozilla 1.x to Webmail Direct:

  1. Open Mozilla 1.x.

  2. On the menu bar, click Window; scroll down and click Address book.

  3. On the Address Book menu bar, click Tools, scroll down and click Export. You will see the Export Address Book window.

    1. In the Save In box, select Desktop.

    2. In the File Name box, type a name for the file.

    3. In the Save As Type box, select LDIF (*.ldi,*.ldif).

    4. Click Save.

    5. Close the Address Book window.

  4. Close Mozilla.

To import an Address Book from Mozilla 1.x to Webmail Direct:

  1. Log in to Webmail Direct.

  2. On the menu bar, click Address Book.

  3. On the Address Book menu bar, click Import/Export. You will see the Import/Export Address Book window:

    1. In the Select a file type to import drop-down box, select .LDIF.

    2. In the Specify the file to import field, click the Browse button and select Desktop. Select the exported Address Book file on the desktop and click Open.

    3. From the Import to Category drop-down box, select a category if you wish. The default is unfiled. Leave the language and charset values as they are. If you want Webmail Direct to check for duplicate entries in your address book, uncheck the box next to "Add all imported items to Address Book - without checking any duplicates."

    4. Click the Import Now button. The Address Book Contacts page redisplays, and you receive a message that the LDIF file was successfully imported.

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Netscape 7.x

To export an Address Book from Netscape 7.x to Webmail Direct:

  1. Open Netscape 7.x.

  2. On the menu bar, click Window; scroll down and click Address book.

  3. On the Address Book menu bar, click Tools, scroll down and click Export. You will see the Export Address Book window.

    1. In the Save In box, select Desktop.

    2. In the File Name box, type a name for the file.

    3. In the Save As Type box, select LDIF (*.ldi,*.ldif)
      4. .

    4. Click Save.

    5. Close the Address Book window.

  4. Close Netscape.

To import an Address Book from Netscape 7.x to Webmail Direct:
  1. Log in to Webmail Direct.

  2. On the menu bar, click Address Book.

  3. On the Address Book menu bar, click Import/Export. You will see the Import/Export Address Book window:

    1. In the Select a file type to import drop-down box, select .LDIF.

    2. In the Specify the file to import field, click the Browse button and select Desktop. Select the exported Address Book file on the desktop and click Open.

    3. From the Import to Category drop-down box, select a category if you wish. The default is unfiled. Leave the language and charset values as they are. If you want Webmail Direct to check for duplicate entries in your address book, uncheck the box next to "Add all imported items to Address Book - without checking any duplicates."

    4. Click the Import Now button. The Address Book Contacts page redisplays, and you receive a message that the LDIF file was successfully imported.

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Macintosh OS X address book

OS X (10.3 and later)

To export an OS X address book:

Address books must be exported from OS X in CSV (Comma separated values) format in order to be imported into Webmail Direct.

  1. To export as CSV, you must first download the AddressBookToCSV software from

    http://homepage.mac.com/kenferry/software.html#AddressBookToCSV

    by clicking the AddressBookToCSV v. 1.1,released 7/3/2004 link.

  2. Locate and double-click the downloaded AddressBookToCSV-1.1 volume on your Mac:

    Address Book to CSV volume

  3. Locate and start the AddressBookToCSV application:

    Address Book to CSV application

  4. In the window that opens, click the Export Address Book to CSV link.

    Export the Address book to CSV

  5. From the Where: drop-down list, select Desktop and click Save:

    Save location

  6. Select Quit from the AddressBookToCSV menu.

To import an address book from OS X to Webmail Direct:

  1. In the Safari browser, log in to Webmail Direct.

  2. On the menu bar, click Address Book.

  3. On the Address Book menu bar, click Import/Export. You will see the Import/Export Address Book window:

    1. In the Select a file type to import drop-down box, select .CSV.

    2. In the Specify the file to import field, click the Choose File button and select Desktop. Select the exported address book file on the desktop and click Choose.

    3. From the Import to Category drop-down box, select a category if you wish. The default is unfiled. Leave the language and charset values as they are. If you want Webmail Direct to check for duplicate entries in your address book, uncheck the box next to "Add all imported items to Address Book - without checking any duplicates."

    4. Click the Import Now button. The Address Book Contacts page redisplays, and you receive a message that the CSV file was successfully imported.

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Pine e-mail address book

To export a Pine e-mail address book:

  1. Log in to your UDelNet account using the SSH Secure Shell application.

  2. At the % prompt, type

  3. cat $HOME/.addressbook | /opt/bin/pine2ldif >  pine.ldif
    (Note: be sure to type an l (el) for ldif.)

  4. Press ENTER.

  5. Using the SSH Secure Shell File Transfer window, download the pine.ldif file to the desktop of the computer on which you run your browser.

To import a Pine e-mail address book to Webmail Direct:

  1. Log in to Webmail Direct.

  2. On the menu bar, click Address Book.

  3. On the Address Book menu bar, click Import/Export. You will see the Import/Export Address Book window:

    1. In the Select a file type to import drop-down box, select .LDIF.

    2. In the Specify the file to import field, click the Browse button and select Desktop. Select the pine.ldif Address Book file on the desktop and click Open.

    3. From the Import to Category drop-down box, select a category if you wish. The default is unfiled. Leave the language and charset values as they are. If you want Webmail Direct to check for duplicate entries in your address book, uncheck the box next to "Add all imported items to Address Book - without checking any duplicates."

    4. Click the Import Now button. The Address Book Contacts page redisplays, and you receive a message that the LDIF file was successfully imported.

Once you have imported the ".ldif" file to Webmail Direct, you may remove it from your desktop.

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