outlook_text_to_mbox bundle, version 1.2 Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express normally store messages in a proprietary .mbx or .dbx format. There are already tools to convert those formats to Unix mailbox (mbox) format. But also with Outlook you can export a mail folder to a text file or CSV file. The text looks a bit like a Unix mbox, but it is not the same. The CSV file is an even more stupid format. This package provides two programs, outlook_text_to_mbox to convert the 'text' files, and outlook_csv_to_mbox (likewise). Usage: reads from stdin or from files given on the command line, and writes to stdout. To install: just copy to somewhere in your PATH. (Duh :-)) Perl 5.6 is required and for outlook_csv_to_mbox, the module Text::CSV_XS. This is probably not the best way to convert your messages, because both the text and CSV exports from Outlook omit information. In particular Outlook seems to have some aversion to email addresses and avoids printing them in many cases. Which is strange behaviour in a mail client, but there you go. And the CSV export does not include the date of each message! So use these programs only if you have to. It should be possible to adapt the tools to handle other almost-mbox or CSV mail export formats, but I haven't done so because I don't have any old messages in those formats that need converting :-). COPYING All the files are in the public domain. This means there are no copyright restrictions, you may do what you wish with them. Of course, giving credit would be appreciated (but not required). They are offered as-is with no warranty whatsoever. CHANGES SINCE LAST VERSION: outlook_csv_to_mbox now handles files saved from the German version of Outlook, which has its own localized strings for column headings. Thanks to Frederik Ferner for telling me the strings to check for. AUTHOR AND CREDITS Written by Ed Avis. Please contact me with any suggestions or bug reports. Ed Avis These programs have a web page at .