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How to Import PST files from Outlook to Thunderbird

Posted 05/11/2009 - 13:48 by Edwin Collins

Problem: 

Moving from Outlook to Thunderbird, PST Files are not automatically imported.

Solution: 

 

  1. Open Outlook; next open the PST files you want to import to Thunderbird. 
     
  2. Navigate to the location that your PST file is located, select the file and click on OK

     
  3. The folder will now be open in Outlook. Example below is named Archive Folders.

     
  4. Leave Outlook open and then start up Thunderbird. Once open select Tools. and then Import.

     
  5. Select Mail from the import wizard and then click Next

     
  6. Then select Outlook and click Next

     
  7. You should now see the import status bar.

     
  8. After it completes the import of the data you should see a list of the folders and number of messages that were imported. Click the Finish button.

     
  9. You should now see the imported PST file in the local folders section of Thunderbird.
 
 
This completed the import process. If you have more PST files, you can repeat the steps to open each one into Outlook then import them into Thunderbird.
 
If you have multiple Outlook profiles, you will need to open the profile you want to import and then follow the steps to open the PST and import to Thunderbird.
 
You may close Outlook once you have completed all your imports.

Setting up KeePass Auto-Type

Problem: 

With long passwords stored in Keepass, is there a way to automatically fill-in the username / password for a given system?

Solution: 

Overview

One of the most powerful features in KeePass is the "Auto-Type" functionality. This feature allows you to define a sequence of keypresses, which KeePass can automatically perform for you. The simulated keypresses can be sent to any other currently open window of your choice (browser windows, login dialogs, ...).

By default, the sent keystroke sequence is {USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}, i.e. it first types the user name of the selected entry, then presses the Tab key, then types the password of the entry and finally presses the Enter key.

For TAN entries, the default sequence is {PASSWORD}, i.e. it just types the TAN into the target window, without pressing Enter.

Perform-Autotype Command

This method is the one that requires the least amount of configuration and is the simpler one, but it has the disadvantage that you need to select the entry in KeePass which you want to auto-type.

The method is simple: right-click on an entry of your currently opened database and click 'Perform Auto-Type' (or alternatively press the Ctrl-V shortcut for this command). The window that previously got the focus (i.e. the one in which you worked before switching to KeePass) will be brought to the foreground and KeePass auto-types into this window.

The sequence which is auto-typed depends on the window's title. If you didn't specify any custom window/sequence associations, the default sequence is sent. If you created associations, KeePass uses the sequence of the first matching association. If none of the associations match, the default sequence is used.

Global Auto-Type Hot Key

By default, the global hot key is Ctrl-Alt-A (i.e. hold the Control and Alt keys, press 'A' and release all keys). You can change this hot key in the options dialog (main menu - 'Tools' - 'Options', tab 'Integration'/'Advanced'): here, click into the textbox below "Global Auto-Type Hot Key Combination" and press the hot key that you wish to use. If the hot key is usable, it will appear in the textbox.

When you press the hot key, KeePass will look at the title of the currently opened window and search the currently opened database for usable entries. If KeePass finds multiple entries that can be used, it displays a selection dialog. In order to decide if an entry is usable for the current window title, at least one of the following conditions must be fulfilled:

  • The title of the entry is a substring of the currently active window title.
  • The entry has a window/sequence association, of which the window specifier matches the currently active window title.

The second condition has been mentioned already, but the first one is new. By using entry titles as filters for window titles, the configuration amount for auto-type is almost zero: you only need to make sure that the entry title is contained in the window title of the window into which you want the entry to be auto-typed. Of course, this is not always possible (for example, if a webpage has a very generic title like "Welcome"), here you need to use custom window/sequence associations.

KeePass 1.x

Custom window/sequence associations can be specified using the Notes field of entries.

My e-mail I used to register: test@nowhere.com

Auto-Type: {USERNAME}{TAB}{TAB}Some fixed string{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}
Auto-Type-Window: Some Website - Welcome*

Here you can continue with your notes if you wish...

If you now have a window open that starts with "Some Website - Welcome" and press the global auto-type hot key combination, KeePass performs the auto-type sequence above.

Some sites, notably banks, use multi-page login schemes. You can use Auto-Type-Window strings to automate these sites. You can also use Auto-Type-Window strings to standardize your LAN login in one KeePass entry.

As many Auto-Type-Window strings per entry can be defined as you wish.

Also, one sequence can be used for multiple windows. For this, first define a window/sequence pair as normal, then continue by appending '-' and a number, starting with 1. Example:

Auto-Type: {USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}
Auto-Type-Window: Some Dialog - *
Auto-Type-1: {USERNAME}{ENTER}
Auto-Type-Window-1: * - Editor
Auto-Type-Window-1: * - NotePad
Auto-Type-Window-1: * - WordPad
Auto-Type-2: {PASSWORD}{ENTER}
Auto-Type-Window-2: Some Web Page - *

Here, the Auto-Type-1 sequence will be used for all Auto-Type-Window-1 windows.

KeePass 2.x

Custom window/sequence associations can be specified on the 'Auto-Type' tab page of each entry.

Auto-Type Sequences

An auto-type keystroke sequence is a one-line string that can contain placeholders and special key codes.

Above you've seen already that the default auto-type is {USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}. Here, {USERNAME} and {PASSWORD} are placeholders: when auto-type is performed, these are replaced by the appropriate field values of the entry. {TAB} and {ENTER} are special key codes: these are replaced by the appropriate keypresses. Special key codes are the only way to specify special keys like Arrow-Down, Shift, Escape, etc.

Of course, keystroke sequences can also contain simple characters to be sent. For example, the following string is perfectly valid as keystroke sequence string:
{USERNAME}{TAB}Some text to be sent!{ENTER}.

KeePass supports the following placeholders:

Field Placeholder
Title {TITLE}
User Name {USERNAME}
URL {URL}
Password {PASSWORD}
Notes {NOTES}

 

References

For more information, please visit one of the following pages below:

Attribute for <OL ...> START = integer

Posted 05/05/2009 - 07:00 by David Schnardthorst

Problem: 

When developing an <OL> style list in HTML, the list needs to start at a number other than 1

Solution: 

START tells the browser what number to start counting at. Generally you want to start at 1, but occasionally you may need to start at a higher number.

this code produces this
We now continue from yesterday:

<OL START=5>
<LI>Turn South at Highway 94
<LI>Follow to Weldon Spring
</OL>
We now continue from yesterday:

  1. Turn South at Highway 94
  2. Follow to Weldon Spring

Attribute for <OL ...> TYPE = 1 | A | a | I | i

Posted 05/05/2009 - 06:52 by David Schnardthorst

Problem: 

When using ordered lists, is it possible to display the lists in an outline format, or in general change the numbering scheme?

Solution: 

 

TYPE sets the type of numbering to use.

comments this code produces this
1 is the default: normal Arabic numerals.
<OL TYPE=1>
<LI>Turn left on Maple Street
<LI>Turn right on Clover Court
</OL>
  1. Turn left on Maple Street
  2. Turn right on Clover Court
A makes the list use capital letters
<OL TYPE=A>
<LI>Turn left on Maple Street
<LI>Turn right on Clover Court
</OL>
  1. Turn left on Maple Street
  2. Turn right on Clover Court
a makes the list use lowercase letters
<OL TYPE=a>
<LI>Turn left on Maple Street
<LI>Turn right on Clover Court
</OL>
  1. Turn left on Maple Street
  2. Turn right on Clover Court
I makes the list use capital Roman Numerals
<OL TYPE=I>
<LI>Turn left on Maple Street
<LI>Turn right on Clover Court
</OL>
  1. Turn left on Maple Street
  2. Turn right on Clover Court
i makes the list use lowercase Roman Numerals
<OL TYPE=i>
<LI>Turn left on Maple Street
<LI>Turn right on Clover Court
</OL>
  1. Turn left on Maple Street
  2. Turn right on Clover Court

TYPE is particularly useful for making outlines.

this code produces this
<H3>Meeting Agenda</H3>

<OL TYPE=A>
<LI>Budget
     <OL TYPE=a>
     <LI>Equipment
     <LI>Salaries
     </OL>
<LI>Convention Plans
     <OL TYPE=a>
     <LI>Accomodations
     <LI>Schedule
     </OL>
</OL>

Meeting Agenda

  1. Budget
    1. Equipment
    2. Salaries
  2. Convention Plans
    1. Accomodations
    2. Schedule

ProLiant ML350 G4 Front Panel LEDS

Posted 05/04/2009 - 19:38 by David Schnardthorst

Problem: 

Indicator lights on an HP Proliant ML350 are appear to indicate there is a problem.  What do each of these lights mean?

Solution: 

 

Front Panel LEDs

The lights, from left-to-right on the front panel mean the following:

Item Description Status
1 UID LED Blue = Activated
    Flashing = System remotely managed
    Off = Deactiviated
2 Internal health LED Green = Normal
    Amber = System degraded. Refer to system board LEDs to
    identify component in degraded state.
    Red = System critical. Refer to system board LEDs to identify
    component in critical state.
    Off = Normal (when in standby mode)
3 External health LED Green = Normal
  (power supply)  
    Red = Power redundancy failure
4 NIC activity LED Green = Network link
    Flashing = Network link and activity
    Off = No link to network. If power is off, view the rear panel
    RJ-45 LEDs for status.
5 Power LED On = Power
    Amber = System off and power available
    Off = No power
6 System power button  
7 UID button  

System Board LEDS

 

Item LED Description    Status
1    AC power           Off = No AC power or failed power supply
                         Green = Power supply is on and functioning
2    Processor 1 fan    Off = Processor fan is functioning
     status  
                         Amber = Fan is not installed or has failed
3    Processor 1 status Off = Processor 1 functioning
                         Amber = Processor 1 failed
4    PPM 1 (embedded)   Off = PPM 1 functioning
     status  
                         Amber = PPM 1 failed
5    Processor 2 fan    Off = Processor fan is functioning
     status  
                         Amber = Fan is not installed or has failed
6    Processor 2 status Off = Processor 1 functioning
                         Amber = Processor 1 failed
7    PPM 2 status       Off = PPM 2 functioning
                         Amber = PPM 2 failed

 

Other tips

  • If it is Internal health led then any internal h/w issue is suspected.
  • If it is external health led then any power supply or power source related issue is suspected.
  • Also check the status of the server & its IML (Integrated Management Logs) in ilo (Integrated Lights Out ) if it is configured. (2nd RJ45 port in rear)
  • Also make sure the cabinet is properly closed.

 

Troubleshooting Information

User Guides

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