Verizon's online browser based email does not have an EXPORT feature for it's address book (it only has IMPORT). I want to get my contacts (email address book entries) into an email client like Thunderbird. I still want to use my verizon email address, but DO NOT want to hand enter all my contacts into Thunderbird's address book.

Even doing a cut-n-paste is not desireable. And I'd rather not have to send an email to everyone asking that they reply just so I can get their address into my new address book.

Any ideas?