How do I export mail from kmail in mbox format?

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ssimpson Registered Member Posts 3 Karma 0	How do I export mail from kmail in mbox format? Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:59 am Kmail 4.8.5 I want to import it into another mail reader. Thanks.
einar Administrator Posts 3402 Karma 7 OS	Re: How do I export mail from kmail in mbox format? Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:53 am Are you using local folders? If so, mail is stored in Maildir format and it can be probably taken as-is if the other client supports it. But there is no explicit export as far as I know. "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." Plasma FAQ maintainer - Plasma programming with Python
ssimpson Registered Member Posts 3 Karma 0	Re: How do I export mail from kmail in mbox format? Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:46 pm I'm trying to import it into thunderbird. Is there any way to move the files from the mail directory to thunderbird? Thanks.
ssimpson Registered Member Posts 3 Karma 0	Re: How do I export mail from kmail in mbox format? Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:23 am What I did was connect kmail to gmail with imap, upload the messages to the gmail imap folder, and then download this folder with thunderbird. Convoluted, but it worked.