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Convert Outlook .msg Files to .eml (MIME format)
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This repository contains a Python 3.6 module for
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reading Microsoft Outlook .msg files and converting
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them to .eml format, which is the standard MIME
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format for email messages.
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The module requires Python 3.6 and the [compoundfiles](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/compoundfiles)
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package, so first install that:
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pip3.6 install compoundfiles
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We also rely on our Python 3 port of [compressed_rtf](https://github.com/delimitry/compressed_rtf), which is included in this repository.
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Then either convert a single file by piping:
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python3.6 outlookmsgfile.py < message.msg > message.eml
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Or convert a set of files:
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python3.6 outlookmsgfile.py *.msg
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When passing filenames as command-line arguments, a new file with `.eml`
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appended to the filename is written out with the message in MIME format.
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