[Question #42086]: Import Yahoo Msg history archive into Pidgin

[Evan Platt]

Is the .dat file a text file? Does it look anything like the format of 
Pidgin's logs?

Roland J. wrote:
> New question #42086 on pidgin in ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+question/42086
>
> Hello to all,
> recently I switch from Win to Ubuntu, my problem is the following: How can I import Yahoo Msg history archive into Pidgin?
> Yahoo stores the archive in this path C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Profiles\youryahooaccount\Archive\Messages\budyname in *.dat format.
> Thank you for your help.
> Roland J.
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