Mark Wieder wrote:
Jim-
Monday, September 6, 2004, 10:17:26 PM, you wrote:
JH> But I can't locate the corresponding file for Express. Little help JH> please--Mac and Windows file names.
Look for a *.pst or *.ost file somewhere. I don't use those programs myself, so I can't be too much help, but the file storage format is completely different from Eudora. It's a MS proprietary format and won't be much fun trying to get anything out of. You'd probably have more luck with a short Applescript or something to automate exporting the inbox to a text file and working from that.
-- -Mark Wieder [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Alex Tweedly wrote: Don't know about the Mac, but on Windows you can use menu Tools / Options... then select the Maintenance tab; click on "Store folder" and it will tell you (and let you change) which folder the files are stored in. The bad news is that the data is stored in ".mbx" files, which are in an undocumented MS proprietary format. I had a brief try at decoding it once, couldn't find any good info via Google, and the format wasn't obvious - so I gave up; it was easier to grab the mail before it got into a user's mailbox using a POP3 library. In theory Eudora can import Outlook Express mailboxes, but I didn't have any success with that (was an older Eudora, so worth trying a current one).
btw - there's a good POP3 library available (through RevNet).
-- Alex.
Mark and Alex,
Thanks for the suggestions.
Too bad about the proprietary MS format in Express. Next time I write a check to MS I will use a proprietary check format.
Alex,
I tried to look into the POP3 library but now find that I can't access RevNet. I get a proxy format error. I tried 127.0.0.0:80 as suggested earlier on this list but to no avail.
Mark,
The person who would be using the program is a Windows user. So Applescript is out.
Unfortunately, my experience with POP is weak.
Jim
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