Posterous import not accepted

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  remconl · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 12:43 pm

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  Not a valid xml file from posterous?
  I have downloaded the backup from Posterous, but when I upload the xml file that was in the zip, WordPress says that the file is not an xml file…any advice?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  tandava108 · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 12:52 pm

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  Do you know how to look at the file and see if it is an XML file?

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  remconl · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 1:05 pm

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  Thank you. I indeed know it is an xml file. Here’s the start of it:

  <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
  -<rss xmlns:wp=”http://wordpress.org/export/1.0/” xmlns:dc=”http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/” xmlns:wfw=”http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/” xmlns:content=”http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/” xmlns:excerpt=”http://wordpress.org/export/1.0/excerpt/” version=”2.0″>

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  tandava108 · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 4:07 pm

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  I will flag this for staff attention. I think there are three possibilities:

  1. There is some error in the XML; maybe posterous didn’t escape a character like > or <

  There is some bug in the WordPress import

  2. The import file is too long – I have seen other threads where people with many hundreds of posts have had to split the file manually or pass it to staff on web storage (dropbox, google drive, etc).
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  tandava108 · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 4:07 pm

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  Sorry “There is some bug in the WordPress import” should have been item 2

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  remconl · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 4:41 pm

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  Thanks again. I was already afraid something could be wrong with the XML. Any suggestion how I can get my xml to the staff, so they can check the file or maybe even import it for me? I can only find this nice community for support but could find any direct link to the staff.

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  remconl · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 4:46 pm

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  Ah, there indeed soms the be something wrong on the side of Posterous, if I read the comment of the Posterous plugin author:
  http://wordpress.org/support/topic/posterous-shutting-down?replies=1

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  remconl · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 4:58 pm

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  Sorry I keep posting follow-ups, but I cannot edit previous comments.
  I checked the XML against an XML validator and it finds the XML to be okay and error-free.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 20, 2013 at 6:06 pm

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  What is the URL of the blog you’re trying to import to?

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  remconl · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 8:08 pm

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  staff-blorbo: You mean on WordPress? I try to import to http://renropreis.wordpress.com/ We have been blogging about our trips on Posterous and want to continue on Worpress, preferably with all the old blogs in WordPress as well.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 20, 2013 at 9:35 pm

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  Ok, I dont see any import history there, so I have sent an email to the address on your account.

  Please reply via email with the file attached as soon as you receive it.

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  remconl · Member · Mar 20, 2013 at 9:57 pm

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  I got the email and replied with the file. Thank you for the quick reaction!

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 20, 2013 at 10:07 pm

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  You’re welcome! We’ll continue via email.