Hi Paul, A quick search gave me these but I've never used them:
https://www.bitrecover.com/blog/view-thunderbird-msf-files/ https://sysc.org/open-mbox-file-format/ 11 Apr 2022 18:03:11 paul.newton.h...@gmail.com: > Hi all > > > > I have several (Windows Explorer) folders containing archived TB > (Thunderbird) emails which I want to review and clean up (i.e. get rid of > for good). These folders have an SBD extension and these correspond to TB's > folders. They contain files with no extension (these contain the actual > emails) and which I believe are "MBOX" files. They also contain files with > an MSF extension which apparently contain summaries of the MBOX contents. > > > > One possible approach might be to set up TB or another email client which > works with MBOX type files. I made a first attempt at this with TB but got > stuck at the stage where it wants details of incoming and outgoing server > accounts (I don't want to set up an account). > > > > Another approach might be to export all the MBOX messages as individual EML > files. Here any recommendations for free/cheap solutions without > limitations would be helpful - I have used Thunderstor in the past but now > can only find a trial version with no means to upgrade. > > > > The idea then would be to use VFP to parse the EML files for subject, > sender, recipient, date and content as well as to decode and save any > attachments. > > > > Any ideas or suggestions regarding either approach (or a different approach) > will be most welcome. In particular, I would not want to reinvent the wheel > regarding the parsing of the EMLs - so if anybody knows of any tools or > existing code that could be helpful . > > > > Many thanks, and apologies for the length of the message > > > > Paul Newton > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/573a9f87-a09a-480d-9b13-6aa268c3d...@gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
