Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:22:38 -0600 (CST) From: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> To: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> Cc: Mirror Beastie <rudi@askas.co.za>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net Subject: Re: m$ inbox mail conversion utility Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902231319360.11951-100000@duey.wolves.k12.mo.us> In-Reply-To: <199902230745.CAA38050@bellsouth.net>
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On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, W Gerald Hicks wrote: > It's really going to take a program to run from the client side making > this a question more appropriate in a Windows programming forum (sorry). > > A MAPI inbox is ActiveX (OLE) "structured storage". I'd shudder at trying > to peel this thing apart on FreeBSD without ActiveX. If you accomplish > that properly, it will be a significant development for free software ;-) > > If you decide to continue under Win32, you want to use "Simple MAPI" to > keep from mucking about with ActiveX/COM interfaces directly. > > You can use any automation host for writing the program, even Excel's VB > or ActiveWare Perl. > I guess nobody knows about ports/mail/mbx2mbox? :-) It will convert Outlook .mbx to standard mbox format. Not sure, but I _think_ the Exchange Inbox uses the same format. If not, install Outlook and convert it. :-) -- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net /* FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet. For Intel x86 and compatibles (SPARC and Alpha under development) ( http://www.freebsd.org ) */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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