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# Importing Mail from Other Mail Clients

Chances are, you already have your email in another mail program and don't want to lose the information. The following section describes how to import mail from specific mail clients.

## Importing Mail from mutt

mutt is a text-based mail client which is shipped with many Linux and Unix distributions. mutt uses the standard mbox, maildir, and MH file formats, which makes importing your mail into Evolution easy. By default, mutt uses the mbox file format.

1. Open Ximian Evolution

2. Click File->Import or press Ctrl+I.

3. Click Next.

4. Select Import a Single File

5. Click Browse and select the file you would like to import from. By default, your email is stored in `~/mbox` for the mbox format and `~/Maildir` for the Maildir format.

6. When prompted for what folder in Evolution to import to, select a folder. You can also create a new folder and drop it in there.

## Importing Mail from KMail

KMail is the mail client which is shipped with the KDE desktop environment. KMail uses the standard mbox file format, which means that importing your mail into Evolution is easy.

1. Open Ximian Evolution

2. Click File->Import or press Ctrl+I.

3. Click Next.

4. Select Import a Single File

5. Click Browse and select the file you would like to import from. By default, KMail stores its information in the Mail directory of your home directory.

6. When prompted for what folder in Evolution to import to, select a folder. You can also create a new folder and drop it in there.

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