Re: [Evolution] How to input addresses in bulk into contact list

2012-12-28 Thread Matthew Barnes
On Fri, 2012-12-28 at 10:36 -0500, Swarup wrote: > Thank you for your detailed instructions, which are very clear. > > I have gone over to the computer with the Thunderbird account. It has > the latest i.e. newest version of TB. Here are the format options for > exporting address book files from T

Re: [Evolution] How to input addresses in bulk into contact list

2012-12-28 Thread Matthew Barnes
On Fri, 2012-12-28 at 09:20 -0500, Swarup wrote: > I have exported the address list from Thunderbird, so now it is a file > of type csv, called L1.csv. I can open the file in calc and see all the > addresses. For starters, please avoid CSV at all costs and use vCard format (.vcf). CSV is a horrib

[Evolution] How to input addresses in bulk into contact list

2012-12-28 Thread Swarup
I am using Evolution 2.26.1. (I know, I'm sure it is quite an older version, but I haven't upgraded my Ubuntu since 2009. I'll be upgrading it when the new one comes out in March 2013!) I have a group of addresses to whom I send a regular newsletter. The group contains around 490 addresses. I used