Recovering Mail - convert from maildir to Mbox? HOW??

**Bigjohn** · October 22nd, 2007, 1:02 PM

Hey all

I have a bunch of mail that I did not think I would need, but now I do. it's been converted by the server (bleh!) to maildir format (bleh bleh).

It's all from a domain that I no longer own.

I need to convert it all back to MBOX files so I can download it and search through it for some information.

Anyone? Any help? I found a FEW links on the web, but not sure they would work here...:

http://yergler.net/Maildir_to_Mbox

Code:

and this script:
#!/bin/bash
for file in `find /Users/drfu/{current.mdir,new.mbox}/ -type f`
do
cat $file | formail >> mbox
done

nathon · October 23rd, 2007, 4:57 AM

Why does it have to be in mbox format? If it is just the ease of searching through on file then just do the command

grep 'whatever you are searching for' /home/$username/mail/domain.com/username/*

This will search all of the emails for that one line

**Bigjohn** · October 23rd, 2007, 1:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nathon

Why does it have to be in mbox format? If it is just the ease of searching through on file then just do the command

grep 'whatever you are searching for' /home/$username/mail/domain.com/username/*

This will search all of the emails for that one line

Want to have it on my windows PC, number one... Number 2, tried "searching" and it's not as easy as being able to search one big file and step from point to point to get the block of text that I need...\

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nathon Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Sep 2007 Lives in ~root 111 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 12 times	Why does it have to be in mbox format? If it is just the ease of searching through on file then just do the command grep 'whatever you are searching for' /home/$username/mail/domain.com/username/* This will search all of the emails for that one line __________________ I'm proud to say I never have and never will use vista

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