Bill, thanks for writing my question (:-))

I have hundreds of Thunderbird email files I have to save . I need a
free program that I can save to a CD and be able to see after they have
been Burned . Without exporting back to Thunderbird. Is their such a
program ?
I can save them now BUT I can not read them .

Thanks,
Frank

FTR wrote:

Ask in a TB group on news.mozilla.com?

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:17:16 +0100, FTR <news.ftr@free.fr> wrote:

You can, of course, read them using any text editor capable of
handling large files, but ..........

1. T-bird and Moz email user "folders" are stored as single, possibly
large, contiguous files.
2. These files include all headers and binary attachments (if you
don't delete all attachments routinely in the email app).

So ... the specification requirements of a Moz/T-bird "folder reader"
which would allow the user to read messages in a convenient manner
include the ability to recognize the start and end of three different
kinds of items ... Message bodies, attachments and headers.

The simplest and most crude reader would discard both headers and
attachments, displaying a list of "From -Subject -Date" items from
which the user selects a single item causing the associated message
to be displayed. The next level of complexity would be a option
to display the associated message header as well.

Is that the sort of thing you have in mind?

I would also find such a reader - sorter somewhat useful. If none
are found to exist, and there seems to be a sufficient need by
many others, I might get interested in writing such a reader. However,
what I have in mind wouldn't do any more than what I described ...
including a message header viewing option. There would be no
editing functions since that's inconsistent with viewing backups.

Art
http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg

FTR wrote:
Maybe ... MozBackup 1.4 Final gives you the option to backup
Thunderbird emails I think. It saves into a zip file (using a .pcv
extension)

Al wrote:
I know MozBackup and use it for backing up my TB emails. But the program
does not allow to view the emails.

Frank

Art wrote:
I tried with my old WordPerfect, it took a sigh, and swallowed it.
Exactly
Exactly. The raw files include a lot of crap.


Bit I am very touched by the idea that you think about writing such a
news reader. Thanks. Let's see how the list reacts. Maybe there are
already some tools in the wild.

- Frank

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:45:09 +0100, FTR <news.ftr@free.fr> wrote:

Use any of the text editors recommended here for handling large files.
I use EditPad Lite.

I don't take the time to follow TB forums, so please post back here
in this thread if you find either a existing TB/Moz email reader
utility or some heavy interest in creating one. I don't have in mind
anything fancy ... in fact I only write 16 bit DOS programs. My
program would have a "DOS look" rather than a Windows GUI look. Yet,
that shouldn't matter since I'd make it very easy to use in Windows.

Art
http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg

FTR <news.ftr@free.fr> wrote in news:43feeb31$0$6685$8fcfb975
@news.wanadoo.fr:

If you use a flash drive instead of a cd to backup to, you could use
Portable Thunderbird-

http://portableapps.com/