Solution to Apple Mail Woes

My crappy little Mac decided to eat itself for a while today, crashing my Apple Mail, etc. I was about to throw the thing out the window, but I just couldn't. Everything was moving at a snail's pace, and even the massive amounts of pain and sinus medication I'm on right now didn't quell the frustration.

For some reason, Apple Mail won't import its own crappy file extensioned files. If you use Tiger, you know about the ".emlx" extension and its complete lack of compatibility with any program, including itself.

So if you find yourself in a situation in which your files appear in your Finder, but not in your actual mail program, you have a pretty nasty situation on your hands. Here's what to do:

1. Create a new folder on your desktop and call it "EMLX files".
2. Drag all of your .emlx files into that folder.
3. Create another folder on your desktop and call it "CONVERTED files."
4. Download this fantastic application: www.cosmicsoft.net/emlxconvert.html
5. Open the program.
6. Open your "EMLX files" folder, and drag all the .emlx files into the converter program's window.
7. Click "save mbox." When it asks you where to save the converted files, point it to your brand new "CONVERTED files" folder.
8. DONATE TO THE CREATOR OF THE CONVERTER by clicking on the button. Seriously, it's the handiest little app and it's saving your ass, right? So show the love. Give what you can, he's not asking for anything at all (and no, I am not the creator, nor do I know him at all, I just think it's polite to share what you can when someone does you a favor).
9. Open your mail program.
10. Click on "File," then "Import Mailboxes."
11. It will ask you what kind of mailbox, just click "other."
12. Navigate to your "CONVERTED files" folder, which now has an "mbox" extension.
13. Let Mail do the rest. It will create a folder for it and everything, and your messages will appear.

Should Mail continue to crash on you every other second, don't come crying to me. I'm still about to throw this shitbox out the window. Mail STILL crashes constantly on me and I've been working on it all day.

Anyone want to buy a Mac?