Using EUD2IEM to convert Eudora to MBX file format

Last reviewed on August 14, 2012

This freeware program converts Eudora .mbx files to MS Internet Mail .mbx files. It was written so that all the Eudora .mbx files in a directory could be converted by the use of input redirection. Version 1.1, 14 Apr 97.

The program has borrowed the format of the MS Internet Mail .mbx file from the E2M program written by C.Burke.

Download & Usage

Download the Eud2iem.zip file (20kb), unzip it and extract the Eud2iem.exe file. You might place it in \Program Files\Accessories.

To use EUD2IEM, click Start, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt to open a DOS window. (Or use a command window on Windows NT.) Eud2iem.exe can be run with the following parameters:

EUD2IEM {Eudora mailbox filename} [{directory name}]

-or-

EUD2IEM [{directory name}] < {filename}

The second method uses input redirection. You can create a file with a list of all the Eudora mailbox files by using this DOS command:

DIR/B *.MBX > {filename}

Notes

If the directory parameter is not given, the output file is created in the current directory.

The output file is created with the extension .MBX or .MB_ depending on whether a file of that name already exists. If both those filenames exist, no file is created.

The Eudora files must be in the correct format. This program doesn't fix the problems such as the date of mail sent from Eudora not being picked up by MS Internet Mail or MIME multipart lines which MS Internet Mail doesn't like. You will have to edit the files to correct these cases before running the program.

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Written by

Diane Poremsky
A Microsoft Outlook Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 1999 and involved in IT support since 1985, Diane is the author of several books and video training CDs and online training classes for Microsoft Outlook. You can find her helping people online in Outlook Forums as well as in the Microsoft Answers and TechNet forums.