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Title: tools to download private messages Post by: bumbacoin on November 14, 2018, 04:39:10 AM so i'm wondering if there's some simple way to download all my messages, inbox and outbox? Title: Re: tools to download private messages Post by: SFR10 on November 14, 2018, 12:51:02 PM so i'm wondering if there's some simple way to download all my messages, inbox and outbox? There isn't any (AFAIK) but "theymos" mentioned a "one time PM export for established users [take note]":I actually have code written for exporting PMs into an mbox file compatible with Thunderbird, but I haven't gotten around yet to figuring out how best to present this functionality to users. (It's unusual because it takes a bit of time to generate and the resulting file should maybe be encrypted.) If any established members have a strong need for it, I can manually create an export for you. For example, if you have so many PMs that the PM page is slow to load for you, you can get a PM export from me and then use the "purge PMs" feature. I'll probably only do this one time per person... Title: Re: tools to download private messages Post by: Pmalek on November 14, 2018, 12:58:07 PM I dont think you would be able to do that without admin privileges or copy of the database.
I was able to find this thread, it is pretty old but maybe some of the suggestions might help you further. https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2091629 Edit: Just noticed SFR10's reply so it seems that theymos did create a feature to do exactly that. Title: Re: tools to download private messages Post by: bumbacoin on November 14, 2018, 03:59:32 PM thanks for finding those. my obvious rudimentary searches werent good enough
i will now consider how desperate my need is :D Title: Re: tools to download private messages Post by: LeGaulois on November 14, 2018, 04:56:47 PM Maybe too late if it's about PMs already received but for the following you can use a service like IFTTT and create a container, to sync every mail reply to a google sheet, so when you receive a reply a copy will be added to the sheet. It' surely doable.
Forward the old emails (about the PM. Since the messages are in) and do like I said before, you will also have the old emails in the sheet. Title: Re: tools to download private messages Post by: Piggy on November 14, 2018, 06:25:39 PM so i'm wondering if there's some simple way to download all my messages, inbox and outbox? If you don't find a reasonable free way to do it and you are willing to pay the work, i can help you to extract and save them in the way and format which is more suitable for you. |