Issues importing messages from live mail

I am having problems importing messages from my WIndows Live Mail to my Thunderbird. The instructions say go to "Tools ImportExport | Import all messages from a directory | Also from its subdirectories." However in my Thunderbird l have tools, import and then it takes me to a wizard which says "This wizard will help import messages....." and when l select 'mail' as the type l wish to import it asks for a type of mail l want to import. Windows Live Mail is not in the list. Do you have any instructions or advice?

Those instructions assume that you have installed [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/ ImportExportTools].
http://chrisramsden.vfast.co.uk/3_How_to_install_Add-ons_in_Thunderbird.html
Or, if you can export the WLM mail to eml files, they can be dragged from their Explorer location and dropped in a TB folder.

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Hi,
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Yes this is exactly how I set up my account in apple mail, The situation exactly is as follows:
I cant see my inbox and other folders including its contents for which have been created in windows live.
I can send e-mails form my Hotmail account using apple mail.
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1C8A1AB.148BE090
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import java.io.*;
import javax.mail.*;
import javax.mail.Flags.*;
import javax.mail.internet.*;
import javax.activation.*;
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Regards
Sagar
Edited by: sagar_birari on 23 Apr, 2008 1:18 PM
Edited by: sagar_birari on 23 Apr, 2008 4:30 PM

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n.mail.pop3.POP3SSLStore,Sun Microsystems, Inc], com.sun.mail.imap.IMAPStore=jav
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