From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 18:42:38 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FC421065672 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:42:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mail-out4.apple.com (mail-out4.apple.com [17.254.13.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 248228FC19 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:42:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from relay12.apple.com (relay12.apple.com [17.128.113.53]) by mail-out4.apple.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EC234E6DDE2; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:42:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from relay12.apple.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by relay12.apple.com (Symantec Brightmail Gateway) with ESMTP id ED866464002; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:42:37 -0800 (PST) X-AuditID: 11807135-ab448bb0000070cb-32-496ce09df77c Received: from cswiger1.apple.com (cswiger1.apple.com [17.227.140.124]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by relay12.apple.com (Apple SCV relay) with ESMTP id D218A420002; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:42:37 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: From: Chuck Swiger To: Grant Peel In-Reply-To: <496CD550.5060701@thenetnow.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:42:37 -0800 References: <496CA938.60903@thenetnow.com> <496CB890.4070700@gmail.com> <496CD550.5060701@thenetnow.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD Transition Questions. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:42:38 -0000 On Jan 13, 2009, at 9:54 AM, Grant Peel wrote: > A couple of more questions if anyone has the time. > > 1. I have been searching for a iTunes client. i.e. a player that I > can play my iTunes on. Does such a thing exist? Mplayer and xine should understand and be able to play unprotected AAC files. A more complete list is available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding#Other_software_media_players > Is there an iTunes client that can connect to the iTunes store? Not aside from iTunes itself, no. If you are interested in seeing a Linux or BSD version of iTunes, consider filing an enhancement request against https://bugreport.apple.com.... > 2. I want to import my Oulook express folders to Thinderbird. I know > it can be done on windows, but when I try the impirt feature > (running Thunderbord on FreeBSD), there is no option to do this. Is > there a way? Aside from doing the import on Windows? Unix versions of T'bird have no knowledge of Microsoft's PST files, but I suppose you could upload your Outlook email to an IMAP server and then download those messages normally from there. Regards, -- -Chuck