Morning, Even though you say it is not a solution it is the only solution to create said folders you are after. Let the mail server and clients solve own issues, as there are too many variants of file storage systems even within same products - manufacturers.
I have always gone through this situation by creating an IMAP account, getting email working within this situation then forward all mail to the server from said machines and or servers. iiNet do offer IMAP and secure IMAP as well. iiNet being the ISP, thought of contacting to see if they can backup your clients email then reloading into Mail.app? Cheers! `RobD.. On 20Feb2012, at 8:12 am, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > > On 19/02/2012, at 7:42 AM, Paul K wrote: > >> How much data is involved? >> Have you put much thought into the IMAP route? > > I don't real think IMAP is a consideration in this case (the client's ISP is > iinet, and therefore uses POP3), and we're really starting to crack walnuts > with sledgehammers at this point. All I'm trying to do is convert email files > from one format to another. It's a one-off problem requiring a simple, > one-off solution. I have the client's .eml files on a hard drive, I just want > to convert them to mbox format. There are plenty of software solutions out > there. The trouble is a lot of money can be spent going through the > candidates, most of which are dodgy-looking Windows programs, to find one > that actually works properly. The client just wants his email back... > > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
