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[Darin Perusich]

the netscape address book files, something.na2 are binary file formats. 
in netscape 4.7x you can export these files to ldif format, ldif is the 
LDAP data interchange format. i'm currently using netscape 6.2.1beta for 
solaris which is based on the mozilla 0.94 code base and it's missing 
the export funcationality as well as others. a rep at sun told me that 
all the netscape 6.2.x browsers are based off the same mozilla code base 
so the linux and windows version might not have this either. you can 
alway use netscape 4.7 to export you addresses or just try copying those 
files into you .netscape directory.

Wechter, Ron wrote:

> All,
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> Im looking for a way to store my contacts information in some sort of 
> text file that can be imported into any other Personal Information 
> Manager (PIM).  I know that the Vcard and Vcalendar standards exist but 
> it is unkown exactly how to represent a vcard in TEXT format.
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> What am I trying to do: Wheen myself from Microsoft Products and be able 
> to use contact information from Windows to Linux (So I dont have to 
> retype the info over and over).
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> How did this come up: Netscape runs in both Linux and Windows.  Netscape 
> 6.2 can be used for email and contacts.  The contacts are NOT exportable 
> (unless one "Prints it to a file").  When I view the default file 
> abook.mab (Netscapes Address Book) there is alot of extraneous 
> characters and info there to sort through.  When I print the 
> contact/card to a file is is not in any standard viewable by any other PIM.
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> Is netscape the right answer?
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> I viewed a website that had a Vcard link that, when clicked on, 
> automatically imported into your PIM (Outlook, Netscape, Notes) without 
> incident!  Thats what I want!
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> Help...?
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> Ronald K. Wechter
> NRD Buffalo Assistant Systems Administrator
> NRD Buffalo Webmaster
> Navy Recruiting Department Buffalo
> (716) 551-4901
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Darin Perusich
Unix Systems Administrator
Cognigen Corp.
darinper at cognigencorp.com