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Questions tagged [mbox]

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How to open/browse an mbox file?

Specifically an Apple Mail .mbox file. I'm looking for a way to browse the emails it contains short of just importing it back into Apple Mail and cluttering up my currents emails. I don't mind having to convert the mbox file to something else if…
Matthew
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How to convert mbox mail files, as found in Thunderbird dir, to Maildir?

Several ruminations on this topic can be found on the Internet. None (that is easily found) answers the question though, especially for those not familiar with both formats in detail. The relevant article on Mozilla wiki notes in its first…
akater
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How to restore mails from unix mbox file to imap server?

I accidentally let mutt to move all read emails from the server to local mbox file. How to restore mails to the server?
JtR
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Mutt error '/home/user/mail/ is not a mailbox', but configured for use with gmail imap/smtp

I have successfully configured mutt to work with gmail imap. But when i try to send mail via gmail smtp, i get this error: /home/user/Mail/ is not a mailbox I cannot understand why /home/user/Mail plays a role when i am not trying to send mail to…
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convert .dbx (outlook express) mail files to a mbox format (for thunderbird) w/o Windows?

Recently, my hard drive crashed (click... click... clickly clickly click click...). I was using XP and do NOT have my install discs (lost them 3 moves ago...). i make backups regularly and only lost roughly 3 days worth of material (nothing really…
g19fanatic
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Transferring from Outlook to Apple Mail (OLM to Mbox)

I recently had to transfer my emails from Outlook to Mail on OSX/Mac. All the articles I found online seem to be recommending utilities that cost money and I'd like to know if this can be done without spending money or using a utility. So, how do I…
André Haupt
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Converting mbox to HTML

Is there a simple way to convert mbox files to HTML pages?
moz
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Printing .mbox files

I received a CD from google containing emails that were requested. they are in .mbox format. I downloaded Windows .mbox viewer which works great for viewing but not so good for anything else. I need to be able to print the emails. How can i print…
mbox illiterate
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How would I diff two mbox files in an intelligent way?

I have two mbox files containing about 6k emails each. They should be more or less identical, though #1 contains about 100 emails which #2 does not contain. I would love to generate a third mbox file containing my 100 messages - a diff so to speak.…
s-m-e
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Is it possible to have Thunderbird-like local folders in claws-mail?

I like using claws-mail with an IMAP email account, but I need a way to move mail from my size-limited inbox to a local folder and still be able to search through it. Is this possible using a local mbox file or something? How?
Isaac
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Google Takeout file formats

Does anybody know the file format specifications of Google Takeout exports? I see that the GMail export *.mbox file can be read by Thunderbird, so I guess the spec is publicly available? Thank you! J.
Jan
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Backing up an imap mbox with git, is it a good idea?

I'm trying to setup a new mail server for my personal use, and I want to do it better than all the prior times. One thing that has always concerned me is backing up my inbox and other folders. In the past, I've used POP3 with Mozilla App Suite /…
cnst
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How to convert mboxo/mboxrd to mboxcl/mboxcl2

I am trying to export email from thunderbird so that I can read it in mutt. I have started by exporting into mbox format using the ImportExportTools thunderbird add on. I then copied the file to the server, but mutt told me there were no messages in…
Hamish Downer
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Sent e-mails into mbox with getmail

I'm using getmail to fetch my e-mail inbox into an mbox file (with IMAP). It works great, but the process got only Inbox folder's content. Is there a way to include sent e-mails too? Official documentation do not mention that. Tx.
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Mac mail application that can import older Apple Mail "MBOX" files?

I've got some old MBOX files from an older version of Apple Mail and I want to convert them into something more modern. The only thing I've found that has handled these so far is Airmail, but this unfortunately rendered some additional PLIST XML…
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