trying to retrieve lost mail archive...
sean...@wizard.net
another.. part of the archive went missing... since i have not yet
compacted the folders i am using this method to attempt to recover the
mail from the files...
> Restore Netscape or Mozilla Deleted Mail •• Only Under Specific Conditions
>
> Example Mail Header:
>
> From - Mon Mar 01 15:20:21 2004 - Actual Date/Time the message was downloaded
> X-UIDL: <1234C567...@isp.com>
> X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 - The message display code
> X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000
> Return-Path:
> Received: from abcdefg01.isp.com ([123.456.789.123])
> by abcdefg01.isp.com
> (InterMail vM.6.14.07.66 102-922-211-731-40040602) with ESMTP
> id <12345678912345.SDBQ11234.abcdefg01.isp.com @abcdefg01.isp.com >
> for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2004 32:71:30 +0000
> Received: from ghijklm19isp.com ([987.654.321.987])
> by abcdefg01.isp.com (abcdefg01) with ESMTP
> id <12345678912345mg100f0n51e>; Mon, 1 Mar 2004 23:16:47 +0000
> Message-ID: <4043C467...@isp.com>
> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 17:16:55 -0600 - This is the Date/Time that apears on the message display header
> From: John Doe
> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040113
> X-Accept-Language: en-us, en
> ---
>
>
> If you deleted Mail, but the Mail folder has NOT been compacted, follow the below steps to restore messages.
>
> If you have compacted your files, then the Mail is not recoverable, and this workaround will not restore the deleted mail.
>
>
> Close Mozilla/Netscape, and Quick Launch
> VERY IMPORTANT: BACK UP THE MAIL FOLDER BEFORE STARTING THIS EDIT
>
> 1. Open Windows Explorer
> 2. Copy the file, without the MSF extension, from which you deleted the Mail, to another location
> 3. Rename the file: e.g., restoreSent or restoreInbox, etc.
> 4. Open the renamed file in a text editor (preferably one with "Find and Replace" capabilities)
> 5. Find: X-Mozilla-Status: 0009 Replace with: X-Mozilla-Status: 0000
> Based on information from sample mail header above (this will restore the message to "unread")
> 6. Find: X-Mozilla-Status: 0019 Replace with: X-Mozilla-Status: 0011
> Based on information from sample mail header above
>
> Continue the above steps:
>
> Find: X-Mozilla-Status: 0009 Replace with: X-Mozilla-Status: 0000
> Find: X-Mozilla-Status: 001b Replace with: X-Mozilla-Status: 0013
> Find: X-Mozilla-Status: 000b Replace with: X-Mozilla-Status: 0003
> Find: X-Mozilla-Status: 1019 Replace with: X-Mozilla-Status: 1011
> Find: X-Mozilla-Status: 101b Replace with: X-Mozilla-Status: 1013
>
> Though I have not tried ALL combinations, I believe that you can replace the last digit and restore the message to again display.
> E.G.:
> Find: X-Mozilla-Status: nnn9 Replace with: X-Mozilla-Status: nnn0
> Find: X-Mozilla-Status: nnnb Replace with: X-Mozilla-Status: nnn3
>
> If the file is large, you can break it down into smaller files.
> The break point just above the: From - Sun Feb 22 18:40:19 2004
> This is the actual Date/Time the message was downloaded
>
> When you have made all the edits, save the renamed file (without any extension)
> Copy the edited renamed file ( with no extension) back to the original Mail Account folder:
> C:\.......\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profilename\xxxxxxxx.slt\Mail\mailaccount
>
> Open Netscape/Mozilla
> The recovered messages should be displayed in the renamed folder
> Drag the recovered messages from the renamed folder to the folder from which they were originally deleted
> When all files have been placed in their original folder, and you are satisfied that the deleted mail has been restored:
> Compact the original folder in order to release unused space
> You can then delete the renamed folder
however... some of the changes suggested have produced no retrievable
results...
i am doing this with TB closed...
sean
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