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Mystagogue

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Registered: 2020-04-26

Posts: 2

Email Output to PDF Documents Application

Hello,

I do have multiple Mozilla Thunderbird Profiles that do contain the .mbox files.  These files usually have no extension, but are named like the Folder name within the email's folders.

I am trying to find a Linux application/software that can print these raw mbox files into PDF files; categorized by each email would be a single PDF document; and emails are printed out into the corresponding Thunderbird email folders.

There is a Windows OS application that can do that.  Within the Application, add the specific 'mbox' files, and they will be printed out or converted into PDF files:  SysTools MBOX Converter.  https://www.systoolsgroup.com/mbox-converter.html I have been using it with success.

However, I have been utilizing (and more delving) into Linux distros lately, since I have been utilizing many Linux tools for Forensics type of tasks with a collection of 20 years worth of hard drives.  And Windows OS, with all these tasks, doesn't feel stable enough (reboots required on daily basis).  And tools like ddrescue, testdisk, photorec, and so on do much more than the commercial versions within Windows sphere.  And the next steps are to familiarize my self with the specific Linux digital forensics tools.

Any input, or direction will be much appreciated.

Thanx

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 15,392

Re: Email Output to PDF Documents Application

I haven't found an application that can do that indepedently, but there is an addon for thunderbird that appears to be able to do the job.

https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/th … ttools-ng/

https://github.com/thundernest/import-export-tools-ng

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Mystagogue

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Registered: 2020-04-26

Posts: 2

Re: Email Output to PDF Documents Application

@Lone_Wolf ,

"but there is an addon for thunderbird that appears to be able to do the job."

I am trying to avoid using Mozilla Thunderbird.  It is not easy to load Thunderbird users' "Profiles" by just copy and paste.  Nor I do trust the results when at instances I am successful in loading or importing Thunderbird Mail Profiles.  It could be the data I am working with are from Thunderbird version 10.2 and not compatible (Not sure).   I might need to look into Linux Forensics Distros further.

Thank you for your help and suggestion.  There must be some script or application out there that can do it.

Thanx