diff --git a/guile/Makefile.am b/guile/Makefile.am
index 17b778df..3fea8251 100644
--- a/guile/Makefile.am
+++ b/guile/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AM_CXXFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
 
 # note, we need top_builddir for snarfing with 'make distcheck' (ie.,
 # with separate builddir)
-SUBDIRS= . mu
+SUBDIRS= . mu examples
 INCLUDES=-I. -I${top_builddir} -I${top_srcdir}/src ${GUILE_CFLAGS} ${GLIB_CFLAGS}
 
 # don't use -Werror, as it might break on other compilers
diff --git a/guile/examples/Makefile.am b/guile/examples/Makefile.am
index c7aad29c..2e02157b 100644
--- a/guile/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/guile/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/gtest.mk
 
 noinst_DIST=			\
-	mu-msg-stats
+	msg-stats		\
+	contacts-export
diff --git a/guile/examples/mu-contacts-find b/guile/examples/contacts-export
similarity index 73%
rename from guile/examples/mu-contacts-find
rename to guile/examples/contacts-export
index 42c0f286..1e5727f0 100755
--- a/guile/examples/mu-contacts-find
+++ b/guile/examples/contacts-export
@@ -24,8 +24,15 @@ exec guile -e main -s $0 $@
 (use-modules (ice-9 getopt-long))
 (use-modules (mu) (mu contacts))
 
-(define (sort-by-freq) #f)
-(define (sort-by-newness) #f)
+(define (sort-by-freq c1 c2)
+  (let ((freq1 (vector-ref c1 2))
+	 (freq2 (vector-ref c2 2)))
+    (< freq2 freq2)))
+
+(define (sort-by-newness c1 c2)
+  (let ((tstamp1 (vector-ref c1 3))
+	 (tstamp2 (vector-ref c2 3)))
+    (< tstamp1 tstamp2)))
 
 
 (define (main args)
@@ -40,6 +47,7 @@ exec guile -e main -s $0 $@
 		 "--format=<org-contacts|wl|mutt-ab|plain(*)> "
 		 "--sort-by=<freq(*)|newness> [--revert] [--limit=<n>]\n"))
 	  (help (option-ref options 'help #f))
+	  (muhome (option-ref options 'muhome #f))
 	  (sort-by (or (option-ref options 'sort-by #f) "freq"))
 	  (revert (option-ref options 'revert #f))
 	  (format (or (option-ref options 'format #f) "plain"))
@@ -49,16 +57,21 @@ exec guile -e main -s $0 $@
 	(display msg)
 	(exit 0))
      (begin
-       (if (option-ref options 'muhome #f)
-	 (mu:init (option-ref options 'muhome))
+       (if muhome
+	 (mu:init muhome)
 	 (mu:init))
        (let* ((sort-func
 		(cond
-		  ((string= sort-by "freq") 'sort-by-freq)
-		  ((string= sort-by "newness") 'sort-by-newness)
-		  (else (begin (display msg) (exit 1)))))
-	       (contacts (mu:contacts:list)))
-	 (display "%S" contacts))))))
+		  ((string= sort-by "freq")    sort-by-freq)
+		  ((string= sort-by "newness") sort-by-newness)
+		  (else (begin (display msg) (exit 1))))))
+	 (for-each
+	   (lambda (c) (format #t "~S\n" (vector-ref c 0)))
+	   (mu:contacts:list)))))))
+
+	 
+
+	 ;;(mu:contacts:export 'plain sort-func 100))))))
 		  
 ;; Local Variables:
 ;; mode: scheme
diff --git a/guile/examples/mu-msg-stats b/guile/examples/msg-stats
similarity index 100%
rename from guile/examples/mu-msg-stats
rename to guile/examples/msg-stats
diff --git a/guile/mu/contacts.scm b/guile/mu/contacts.scm
index 8eea59a3..99906888 100644
--- a/guile/mu/contacts.scm
+++ b/guile/mu/contacts.scm
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   :use-module (srfi srfi-1)
   :export
   (mu:contacts:list
+   mu:contacts:convert
    mu:contacts:export))
 
 (define (mu:contacts:hash)
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 	    (let* ((tstamp (mu:msg:date msg))
 		    ;; the contact we just found
 		    (name (car contact))
-		    (email (cdr contact))
+		    (email (cadr contact))
 		    ;; the contact found in the hash
 		    (entry (hash-ref contacts-hash email))
 		    (hash-name   (and entry (vector-ref entry 0)))
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ symbol, either 'org-contact, 'mutt-alias, 'bbdb, 'wl, or 'plain."
 	  (freq   (vector-ref contact 2))
 	  (tstamp (vector-ref contact 3))
 	  (nick   (email))) ;; FIXME
-    (case
+    (case format
       ('mutt-alias
 	(format #f "alias ~a ~a <~a>\n" nick name email))
       ('org-contact