Date:         Fri, 3 May 2002 11:19:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: OT: Eudora archiving vanagon mail
Comments: To: "Anthony L. Mourkas" <frankenstein@TELPLUS.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <200204280134.VAA08263@mail.midmaine.com>
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Can you explain how you export a large quantity of Eudora messages to
Filemaker Pro?

I have been using Eudora for several years but my archiving system has been
saving messages individually to text format. It's slow but also helps me
keep the clutter at bay.

I save it all to a ZIP disk.



At 09:34 PM 4/27/02 -0400, you wrote:
> >I'm curious. Why bother with personal mailboxes when this site has a great
> >archives list?
>
>A.  For the times when you don't want to bother with accessing the
>Internet.
>
>B.  For the times when you don't have Internet access, IE: On the road.
>
>C.  The list archives may not be there forever - a bird in hand is worth
>two in the bush as they say............
>
>I export relevant Vanagon list messages to a Filemaker Pro database which
>is instantly accessible, portable, and keeps my Claris Emailer program
>database to a manageable size.  I usually have it with me on my laptop
>when I travel.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Tony
>
>Anthony L. Mourkas
>Hampden, Maine, USA
>1984   Vanagon Westfalia    "Gertrude"
>1986.5 Quantum Syncro Wagon "Wolfgang"
>1991   Jetta Eco Diesel     "Liesel"

Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
Cookeville, Tennessee

ICQ# 5944649
scm9985@tntech.edu

'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
'65 Beetle - Type IV powered
'99 CR-V AWD station wagon
'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion