On Fri, 8 Nov 2013 15:37:04 +0000 Chris Walker cdw_alug@the-walker-household.co.uk allegedly wrote:
On Fri, 8 Nov 2013 15:16:19 +0000 mick mbm@rlogin.net wrote:
On Fri, 8 Nov 2013 15:01:26 +0000 Mark Rogers mark@quarella.co.uk allegedly wrote:
On 8 November 2013 14:49, mick mbm@rlogin.net wrote:
I have been given a large stash of (email I believe) files with the extension .eml. I think these were created with outlook or outlook express. I have no MS software.
I believe that Thunderbird can open them fine. (That might be overkill though.)
Mark
Thanks for that (I use claws) I didn't think of Tbird.
Just tried Tbird on one file and it opened OK, then my PC froze solid (obviously it didn't like the MS file....) One reboot later I seem to be able to read the files in Tbird (one at a time). Since I have around 2000 of these it might take me a while though.
Sylpheed is another mail reader that will import them. File -> Import Mail Data. Select the drop down for eml(folder), pick a destination and you're good to go.
And since I use claws (which is a fork of sylpheed) I tried this as well and found that I could drag and drop the files (but not the folder) into a new folder in claws just fine.
Odd that I cannot open the files directly with Claws though (right click file -> open with -> other application - then select claws.)
Once again, thanks guys.
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