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    <p>I have just started with the basics of how MS Outlook stores its mails in its own format (.pst format) and I have to deliver a script (search something or write my own) which - </p> <ul> <li>parses these .pst files on a <strong>linux system</strong> (which were zipped and sent here)</li> <li>creates a single .txt file for every mail. Creates a single .zip file for every attachment. This is the basic thing to be done. I also need to assign some unique names to the text files to be created.</li> <li>Any language - PHP, Java, Python - whichever is available/applicable.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Some basic Questions</strong><br> Would be nice if anyone could clarify these basic questions - </p> <ul> <li>Are both mail contents as well as attachment info stored as .pst files? </li> </ul> <p><strong>I got these so far</strong> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3222920/read-contents-of-pst-file-with-php">Read contents of .pst file with php</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/885539/how-can-i-dump-emails-from-an-outlook-pst-file-into-a-mysql-database">How can I dump emails from an Outlook .pst file into a MySQL database?</a> says that </li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>Google email uploader (open source), they do the reading part...</p> </blockquote> <ul> <li>In this question - <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3197388/outlook-pst-file-parsing-in-python">Outlook PST File Parsing in Python</a>, there is mention about libpst-python. </li> </ul> <p>Any suggestions regarding which of these solutions or some others to try? Or if you could tell about any of your experiences so that I get an idea before actually trying out any solution and later realizing it is not possible that way. Any pointers would be appreciated. I basically come from a LAMP background with little knowledge in other languages. Have done a little bit of bash programming recently.</p> <p>Thanks,<br> Sandeepan</p> <p><strong>Update</strong><br> JPST works fine. There are modules exactly for these things - read all messages (you can simple write code to save in files), save the attachments and many other things.</p> <p>Also I came to know that mail contents as well as attachments, all are stored in the .pst files.</p>
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