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> i've got an old backup text export of my mails, i'd like to re import in any common format (like mbox).
> (haven't been using pegasus for years, since i got rid of windows.)
>  Could someone help me to identify the format, and suggest how to parse it, or convert it?

Not sure what you are saying.  How did you backup the messages?  Send this all to the a single text file?  Extract the messages to single message files?

Pegasus Mail messages are just RFC 2822 messages and the file extension can be changed to match the extension required for most any new mail of a mail client.

FWIW what operating system are you using?  Pegasus Mail (and Mercury) can be run on Mac/Linux using Wine.

> i've got an old backup text export of my mails, i'd like to re import in any common format (like mbox). > (haven't been using pegasus for years, since i got rid of windows.) >  Could someone help me to identify the format, and suggest how to parse it, or convert it? Not sure what you are saying.  How did you backup the messages?  Send this all to the a single text file?  Extract the messages to single message files? Pegasus Mail messages are just RFC 2822 messages and the file extension can be changed to match the extension required for most any new mail of a mail client. FWIW what operating system are you using?  Pegasus Mail (and Mercury) can be run on Mac/Linux using Wine.

i've got an old backup text export of my mails, i'd like to re import in any common format (like mbox).

(haven't been using pegasus for years, since i got rid of windows.) 

 Could someone help me to identify the format, and suggest how to parse it, or convert it? Below is an example from that file.


 From: Mail Delivery System <>

To: Self

Subject: Mail Delivery Failure.

Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 22:39:34

X-PMFLAGS: 128 0 1 62E93071.CNM                             

 

<message body> 

 

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