Mark Lyon's GMail Loader (GML) - Import Your Mail into GMail

If you have a Gmail account and were wondering how to import your existing email into it, then Mark Lyon's GMail Loader (GML) might be the trick.

"I recently was invited to use Google's GMail service by a friend. As you certainly know, Google included an entire gigabyte of storage space with the account, which is wonderful for email packrats like me. I, for instance, have all my email dating back from 1994 stored in Netscape. When I realized the benefit of having all my email easily searched and managed through GMail, I looked for an option to import my existing messages. No such feature exists.

To remedy this problem, I've created the Mbox & Maildir to Gmail Loader (GML)."

The utility is a simple command line application that will load your email and send it to your Gmail account. The loader sends one message every 2 seconds to GMail's servers. The delay between messages is to reduce the load sending so many messages will certainly create. Start it running, go to bed, and see the results in the morning. Alternatively, you can sort your messages as they come in.



If you're using a Microsoft product like Outlook or Outlook Express that stores mail in .pst files, you'll likely have better luck importing your mail into Mozilla first, and then using Mbox & Maildir to Gmail Loader (GML) to transfer your mail from Mozilla to Gmail.