Re: bulk add addresses?

[Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk>]

On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:49:10 -0500, Matt Price <matt.price@utoronto.ca> wrote:
> 
> hello,
> 
> I'm just starting to use wanderlust and very much enjoying it.
> however, I miss my old addressbook from evolutin.  Is there a way for
> me to add addresses in bulk, by any of the following methods:
> 
> - have wl or bbdb read addresses from a vcf file exported from evolution?
> - tell bbdb or wl to grab all addresses from a current folder?  
> - get wl to simply use an existing addressbook, say the desktopcloud
>   addressbook I am using in ubuntu, or my gmail addressbook?
> 
> either way would be great.  I am also just starting with bbdb so any
> help in that regard would be terrific too.
> 
> I think this is just the first of many questions, but thank you os
> much for this great mail client.
> 
> matt
> 

I can't help you directly but, as nobody else has chimed in, I can say
that WL's address book format is quite simple consisting of one line
per entry with each entry consisting of the email address, the petname
and the real name, separated by TABs (I believe).  I don't know what
evolution et al. use but it could end up being straightforward to
create a script (awk, perl, ...) which creates a WL address book for
you.

eric