How to Import Email from Outlook Express to Thunderbird
This tutorial shows how you can import Outlook Express emails, contacts, and account settings into Mozilla Thunderbird.
Install Thunderbird
If Thunderbird isn't already installed download the latest version from http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird and install it in the usual manner.
If This Is The First Time You Start Thunderbird:
If this is the first time that Thunderbird is started, it will come up with an Import Wizard. This is exactly what we need to import mails from Outlook Express. Select Outlook Express and click on Next:
In the next step your Outlook Express account settings, contacts, and emails are imported into Thunderbird:
Click on Finish to leave the Import Wizard:
Now start Thunderbird. You should find that your emails, email accounts, and address book have been properly imported.
If This Is Not The First Time You Start Thunderbird...
If this is not the first time you start Thunderbird, no import wizard will come up. In this case, go to Tools > Import:
Now you can select what you want to import (address book, emails, settings). If you want to import more than just one type of material, run the import wizard as often as you need.
Next, select Outlook Express:
Your data will then be imported into Thunderbird.