Importing PMs in e-mail client?

Kurufinwe · 04-19-2006, 09:39 AM

The PM interface on the forums is nice and all, but not really practical for achival purpose, especially since you can't view past PMs as conversations (I don't think it's even possible to move sent PMs from the 'Sent' folder). So I was wondering if it was possible to import them into my e-mail client (Mozilla Thunderbird). I see that it's possible to save them to a variety of formats, but then I'm not sure what to do.

usman · 04-19-2006, 10:05 AM

Nice sugesstion

but I have doubts it is not very practical.

*Dale Baldwin* · 04-19-2006, 10:13 AM

Even then, it's down to the vbulletin developers to support email formats for PMs, rather than just spreadsheet formats.

Kurufinwe · 04-19-2006, 11:01 AM

Ah ha! So something can be done (server-side).

Now, just to whine at Doug's feet until he implements it...

***tabacco*** · 04-19-2006, 11:39 AM

That's cool, but it only lets you do manual imports, not actually check your PMs. you're better off looking for a thunderbird extension to do the job

Kurufinwe · 04-19-2006, 11:52 AM

Well, that was only for archival, so I don't mind doing it manually. But, yes, I was more looking for an extension that would do something with the XML file that can be exported from the boards. I still haven't found one, but I keep looking. I just stumbled upon that other method, so I mentioned it here, but I agree it'd be better for everybody to find something that's purely user-side.

I'm not giving up yet.

*Melanie68* · 04-19-2006, 11:53 AM

Would this work?

Kurufinwe · 04-19-2006, 12:08 PM

Not really, because the boards create one file for each folder, so converting that to whatever text format would just result in two big text files (one for everything in Inbox, one for everything in Sent), which wouldn't be much better than the current situation (kinda worse, actually).

Thanks for trying, though.

04-19-2006, 09:39 AM	#1
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	Importing PMs in e-mail client? The PM interface on the forums is nice and all, but not really practical for achival purpose, especially since you can't view past PMs as conversations (I don't think it's even possible to move sent PMs from the 'Sent' folder). So I was wondering if it was possible to import them into my e-mail client (Mozilla Thunderbird). I see that it's possible to save them to a variety of formats, but then I'm not sure what to do. __________________ Currently reading: Dune (F. Herbert) Recently finished: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling) [++], La Nuit des Temps (R. Barjavel) [+++] Currently playing: Skyrim Recently finished: MCF: Escape from Ravenhearst [+], The Walking Dead, ep. 1 [+++], Gray Matter [++]

04-19-2006, 10:13 AM	#3
Dale Baldwin Super Moderator Last Online: 07-05-2023 04:46 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 3,139	Even then, it's down to the vbulletin developers to support email formats for PMs, rather than just spreadsheet formats. __________________ Now Playing: Catherine, Sword and Sworcery:EP Recently Completed: The Witcher

04-19-2006, 11:01 AM	#4
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	Ah ha! So something can be done (server-side). Now, just to whine at Doug's feet until he implements it... __________________ Currently reading: Dune (F. Herbert) Recently finished: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling) [++], La Nuit des Temps (R. Barjavel) [+++] Currently playing: Skyrim Recently finished: MCF: Escape from Ravenhearst [+], The Walking Dead, ep. 1 [+++], Gray Matter [++]

04-19-2006, 11:52 AM	#6
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	Well, that was only for archival, so I don't mind doing it manually. But, yes, I was more looking for an extension that would do something with the XML file that can be exported from the boards. I still haven't found one, but I keep looking. I just stumbled upon that other method, so I mentioned it here, but I agree it'd be better for everybody to find something that's purely user-side. I'm not giving up yet. __________________ Currently reading: Dune (F. Herbert) Recently finished: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling) [++], La Nuit des Temps (R. Barjavel) [+++] Currently playing: Skyrim Recently finished: MCF: Escape from Ravenhearst [+], The Walking Dead, ep. 1 [+++], Gray Matter [++]

04-19-2006, 12:08 PM	#8
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	Not really, because the boards create one file for each folder, so converting that to whatever text format would just result in two big text files (one for everything in Inbox, one for everything in Sent), which wouldn't be much better than the current situation (kinda worse, actually). Thanks for trying, though. __________________ Currently reading: Dune (F. Herbert) Recently finished: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling) [++], La Nuit des Temps (R. Barjavel) [+++] Currently playing: Skyrim Recently finished: MCF: Escape from Ravenhearst [+], The Walking Dead, ep. 1 [+++], Gray Matter [++]

04-19-2006, 10:05 AM	#2
usman Senior Member Last Online: 02-09-2014 08:30 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 459	Nice sugesstion but I have doubts it is not very practical.

04-19-2006, 11:39 AM	#5
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	That's cool, but it only lets you do manual imports, not actually check your PMs. you're better off looking for a thunderbird extension to do the job

04-19-2006, 11:53 AM	#7
Melanie68 Super Moderator Last Online: 05-19-2012 11:09 AM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Would this work?