Input file
MAB
- Full Name: Mozilla Address Book Format
- Developer: Mozilla
Output file
LDIF
- Full Name: LDIF Address Book Interchange Format
- Developer: N/A
What is MAB file?
MAB is the .MAB file extension, also known as the Mozilla Address Book, used by Mozilla Thunderbird as well as the SeaMonkey Internet suite for address book storage. It stores contact information for a user, including email address, physical address, phone numbers, and Notes. This address book stores records in a VCard format based on a plain-text format commonly used in email clients. Features The MAB file provides several features for managing contact information. [ ⏩ ] MAB file extension
What is LDIF file?
The LDIF file extension is used to store data in the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directory. It stands for Lightweight Directory Interchange Format, a text-based format for representing directory content. LDIF files are commonly used by Microsoft Active Directory, Apache OpenLDAP, and OpenDS implementations and can be directly edited by an ordinary text editor. [ ⏩ ] LDIF file extension
How to convert the file from MAB to LDIF?
To successfully convert the MAB file to LDIF, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.MAB). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case LDIF (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than LDIF).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. MAB to LDIF. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting MAB files to LDIF files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension LDIF, while before this step we had the MAB file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new LDIF file, or not.