Import Personal Distribution Lists from Outlook: Difference between revisions
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4. Parse file for email addresses using | 4. Parse file for email addresses using a perl script or an online tool: http://www.surf7.net/product/tools/extractor.php | ||
<code><pre>perl -wne'while(/[\w\.\-]+@[\w\.\-]+\w+/g){print "$&\n"}' emails.txt | sort -u > output.txt</pre></code> | <code><pre>perl -wne'while(/[\w\.\-]+@[\w\.\-]+\w+/g){print "$&\n"}' emails.txt | sort -u > output.txt</pre></code> | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 4 April 2008
The Zimbra Migration Wizard does not include the ability to import Personal Distribution Lists (PDLs) from Outlook. The following is known to work on:
- Outlook 2000
- Outlook 2003
- Outlook 2007
1. Open the distribution list in Outlook
2. Go to File > Save as..
3. Change file type to txt to save as plain text
4. Parse file for email addresses using a perl script or an online tool: http://www.surf7.net/product/tools/extractor.php
perl -wne'while(/[\w\.\-]+@[\w\.\-]+\w+/g){print "$&\n"}' emails.txt | sort -u > output.txt5. Copy resulting emails
6. In Zimbra Address Book begin creating a new "Contact Group"
7. In the "Group Members" field paste email address, ensuring you have one per line
8. Save and enjoy
Note: This method does not require, or create, contacts for each member of your group.
