Read old AOL email without AOL subscription

tomie

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Jul 3, 2003, 10:26:10 AM7/3/03

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Was AOL client. Then changed ISP and Windows version from me to W2K.

How can I read/access old AOL emails from saved "organize" folder ?

Thanks in advance
tom...@yahoo.fr

Mark

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Jul 3, 2003, 3:03:19 PM7/3/03

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Re-install your AOL program but don't sign up to AOL. Replace the Organize
folder of the new installation with the saved one. You should have access
to your PFC. For details of conversion services, look at
www.emailman.com/aol .

Mark www.computeranswers.info

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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.491 / Virus Database: 290 - Release Date: 18-Jun-03

Ernie Yu

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Jul 3, 2003, 10:35:29 PM7/3/03

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One option is to use PFC Viewer, which is a Java app that allows you to
view and export emails stored in an AOL Filing Cabinet file. The app
can be found at http://members.aol.com/pfcviewer/.

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SGT

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Jul 5, 2003, 7:16:26 AM7/5/03

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I'm no java expert but I did try the error message was :

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError:
java.lang.StringBuffer: method indexOf <Ljava/lng/String;>I not found
at pfc.export.MboxMailExporter.indentFromInBody<Unknown Source>
at pfc.export.MboxMailExporter.export<Unknown Source>
at MailToMbox.exportMail<Unknown Source>
at MailToMbox.main<Unknown Source>
.

Could it be because AOL was in French back then ?
Another thing I did not know then the download folder which usually contains
all the attachment is gone. I thought I can alway read the messages at
leat...

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"Ernie Yu" <ey...@nyc.rr.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
RJ5Na.3721$Aw....@twister.nyc.rr.com...

Ernie

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Jul 5, 2003, 10:12:11 PM7/5/03

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I do not believe this is a language issue. I think this message occurs
because your installed Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is not version 1.4
or better, which you need for PFC Viewer. You can check the version
from a Command Prompt window with the command:

java -version

Also, only email text is stored in the Filing Cabinet, not attachments.
There is a Preferences setting that specifies the location where
attachments are saved. If you didn't backup that directory, then they
may be lost. Sorry.

Best regards,

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SGT

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Jul 6, 2003, 5:43:49 AM7/6/03

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Thanks Ernie,

You're right the JRE from SUN web site on 05 JUL was ver 1.2.2 !!!
Today I downloaded ver 1.4 Bingo it WORKS.

Thanks a million
SGT

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%zLNa.8280$Aw....@twister.nyc.rr.com...

Bob Alston

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Jul 10, 2003, 7:18:58 PM7/10/03

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Problem with PfcViewer

I checked and my Java version is: 1.4.1_03

Opened dos window. moved to location of extracted files. Got error when
run:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: PfcViewer

Suggestions?
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Bob Alston
918.494.4913
BobAl...@AOL.com
http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/
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Bob's Dell 4400 - Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.

Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

Version: 6.0.500 / Virus Database: 298 - Release Date: 7/10/2003

Ernie

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Jul 11, 2003, 6:39:17 PM7/11/03

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You do not need to extract the files to run the program. Java treats
the .jar file container as if it were a directory of files. Just move
to the location where you saved pfcview.jar, and run the command:

java -cp pfcview.jar PfcViewer

Alternatively, if you prefer using the extracted files, move to the root
location of the files (where PfcViewer.class can be found), and run the
command:

java PfcViewer

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Bob Alston

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Jul 11, 2003, 9:14:06 PM7/11/03

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Thank you. That solved my problem.

Works slick!!!

Bob

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918.494.4913
BobAl...@AOL.com
http://members.cox.net/tulsaalstons/

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davidm...@gmail.com

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May 26, 2015, 3:54:07 AM5/26/15

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I found this, http://www.systoolsgroup.com/aol-backup/pfc-viewer.html. I think this tool is under development, I am also waiting from long time for such tool which help me to access my Aol emails without subscription.

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sandra...@gmail.com

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Feb 8, 2016, 11:40:19 PM2/8/16

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Hi, I think now this url is redirecting to this web page: http://www.systoolsgroup.com/aol-pfc-viewer/

Anuraag

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Feb 10, 2016, 12:14:42 PM2/10/16

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> How can I read/access old AOL emails from saved "organize" folder ?

Here is some interesting discussion about same
https://disqus.com/home/channel/digitalforensics/discussion/channel-digitalforensics/viewer_for_aol_pfc_files_personal_filing_cabinet/

paulwi...@gmail.com

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Feb 11, 2016, 1:49:47 AM2/11/16

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I would like to suggest you a FREE software which will let you to open PFC files without AOL desktop. PCVITA AOL PFC Viewer is powerful enough to view the emails of PFC files with attributes like to, from, sent, received, size of selected mail etc. Freeware PFC Reader also support display of embedded signature of all attachments (File name & File type) associated with each email.
Download Free: http://www.pcvita.com/freeware/aol-pfc-viewer.html

jonw...@gmail.com

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Feb 26, 2016, 6:31:26 AM2/26/16

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Open and read the PFC files without AOL desktop software is almost impossible, I had tried many tools but they are not satisfactory as I want, I searched many tool and one of them is PFC file Viewer. It helps me a lot. This tool is so easy to use and preview your email in different modes along with the attachments. I recommend this tool use this and save your time.
You can download it from: http://www.freeviewer.org/pfc/

sophia...@gmail.com

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Jan 15, 2019, 2:36:57 AM1/15/19

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Chandrabhan Gupta

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Oct 12, 2021, 5:58:12 AM10/12/21

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Oct 20, 2021, 7:15:36 AM10/20/21

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