Import Recipient Lists

AY Mail 2. Any Edition

You can import recipient lists from a variety of sources.

ODBC

ODBC stands for Open Database Connectivity. ODBC is a mechanism of accessing arbitrary databases. Most database applications, such as Microsoft Access, ORACLE, or SQL Server will have ODBC drivers that will let you connect to the database.

See How to import from ODBC

See How to import from Excel

CSV files

CSV is the most common format often used to transfer data between databases. Most software programs and databases will let you export recipient data into CSV format, which then can be imported into AY Mail.

CSV stands for Comma Separated Values. Recipients must be located inside CSV file one per line, and data fields must be separated by commas.

See How to import recipients from CSV files

Address Books

AY Mail supports importing from the following address books:

Microsoft Outlook Express (starting v 4)
Microsoft Outlook (starting v 98)
Netscape/Mozilla Mail (starting v 4.5)
Thunderbird
Eudora (starting v 2)

See How to import addresses from Address Books

Mail Folders

AY Mail supports automatic importing from mailboxes created by the following mail clients:

Microsoft Outlook Express (starting v 4)
Microsoft Outlook (starting v 98)
Netscape/Mozilla Mail (starting v 4.5)
Thunderbird
Eudora (starting v 2)

If you use other mail client, AY Mail may be able to export generic unix style mailboxes, which are used by many mail clients.

See How to import from mail folders

Text files

You can import recipients from text files. Only email addresses are going to be imported.

If your file stores recipients in the form that is normally used in "To:" or "From:" headers (the format used in AY Mail 1), you can use import from AY Mail 1 recipient files.

Web Files

You can import recipients from web files. Only email addresses are going to be imported.