MachV/Mozilla: Mail: Import

UI Specification

Import

Last Modification:

Author: Jennifer Glick
Creation Date: 3 October 2001

Status: Draft

Quicklinks

Feature Team

Engineering:

Scott Putterman, Srilatha Moturi, Seth Spitzer.

PM:

Gregg Landskov, Kevin Murray

QA:

Esther Goes, Ninoschka Baca

Docs:

Robin Foster Clark

UE

Jennifer Glick

Bugs

70530 - After importing, what account names should appear?
86991 - imported mail needs to be placed as subfolder to "Local Folders" instead of as new incoming servers.
99936 - Import Address Books, what should address book names be?
115701 - Import Text label should be more descriptive (ldif, ldi, csv, tab, txt)
117844 - Import Mail and Import Settings dialog blank on linux
118817 - Re-import mail settings, display message that accounts already exist

Open Issues

What if multiple accounts? Bring them all in or ask? Bring them all in - verify with Kevin.
What if its a Netscape account? An some accounts have already been migrated. Add "2" to name? Tell user there is a dup account?
Dup because of server info or account name?
Does account bring in local messages as well?
Local Pop - pull into account. Local Folders all pulled into a "Product" folder with subfolders or folder names.
Messages only with mult accounts. "Outlook Express" local folder, Accts folders with subfolders.
New Account Wizard. Option to import. Take them first screen of Import Wizard? Or assume they want to import and Account (vs Messages vs AB).
List of application options, can we list only detected software? Future? No programs detected.
Complete screen, higher level summary, for accts.
What if multiple ABs? Local only. Don't worry about LDAP for now.
Is multiple identities an issue?
Most apps merge pop accounts into the same hierarcy. When we migrate those accounts can we separate them out?

Design Overview

Summary

Provide users with an easy and straight forward method to import Accounts, Messages and/or Address Books from other applications.

Design Details

When Messages only are imported, they will appear under Local Folders, in a folder with the name of the application from which the message were imported. For example:

- Local Folders
Unsent Messages
Drafts
Templates
Sent
Trash
Outlook Express Mail (subfolders within this folder as nec)

If an Account is imported, it should appear at account level in Mail.

When messages only are imported, its folders are treated as generic folders (no special folders).

On completion of message import, the Local Folders twistie is expanded and the newly imported folder has focus. On completion of account import, the newly imported account is expanded and has focus.