How can I convert .msg files (Outlook email message) into .eml?

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I have just started using Ubuntu & Thunderbird.

I have saved my Outlook emails in my hard disk and they have an .msg extension. Now when I try to open them in Thunderbird it doesn't open them because Thunderbird used .eml extension.

Please advise how I can convert my old emails from Outlook into Thunderbird format.

score 13 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 19 '17 at 07:14

Install the following modules:

sudo apt-get install libemail-outlook-message-perl libemail-localdelivery-perl

When installed, download the .pl file named msgconvert.pl, then run:

./msgconvert.pl --mbox [desiredFilename].eml [currentFileName].msg

Now you can open your .eml file in thunderbird.

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 24 '13 at 14:04

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This is a online tool to convert mail files into different formats, eml included: Online Mail Converter

edited Dec 24 '13 at 14:04

blade19899

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answered Oct 08 '13 at 14:49

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score -2 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:04

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Just save the mail in .txt format and change the extension to .eml

Saw it here and it works: Super User - How to save a mail into an .eml-file with Outlook?

The most funny is that there are proprietary converter for that!

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:04

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answered Oct 04 '13 at 16:22

vmalep

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How can I convert .msg files (Outlook email message) into .eml?

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