[ANN] mbox packer plugin version 1.10 released

jj42 · Post by *jj42 » 2013-01-25, 16:08 UTC

OK, I disabled DEP for TC 32bit and now the mbox plugin works like a charm. Very nice -- Thank you!

PS:
Maybe if you've got the time in the future you can rewrite or update the plugin? Not many people will read this thread, they'll just give up when they get the error message. Also, as further incentive, there's Christian Ghisler's reward for 64bit plugins...

Juergen · Post by *Juergen » 2013-01-27, 19:51 UTC

bkant wrote:I can confirm that the mbox plugin actually does work with current Opera mbs files.

That's good, thank you for confirming.
You are both welcome, I'm happy that the plugin is helpful for accomplishing your tasks.

I'll definitely maintain this plugin. A future version (probably the next one) will be completely re-written in another programming language. This will eliminate the DEP issue, and (besides other things) will also allow me to easily build both a 32 bit and a 64 bit version. The main question is how much free time I'll have.

Regards, Juergen

sweetsour · Post by *sweetsour » 2014-02-27, 00:53 UTC

64bit version of the mbox plugin would be great.

Also, I tried to open an 5gb Google Takeouts .mbox file, and it failed with this error after a while:

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Fatal run-time error: where() failed on this file

Juergen · Post by *Juergen » 2014-02-27, 07:02 UTC

sweetsour wrote:64bit version of the mbox plugin would be great.

Also, I tried to open an 5gb Google Takeouts .mbox file, and it failed with this error after a while:
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Fatal run-time error: where() failed on this file

Hi, thanks for your feedback.

In the meantime, I've got a 64 bit system myself, so a 64 bit version of this plugin would be useful for me, too.

Unfortunately, I still have little free time at my hands, mainly due to professional obligations.

The maximum supported mbox size is 2 GiB, it's a limitation of the used programming language. Sorry, I forgot the mention that in the documentation.
The documentation is rather short anyway. For more background information about the mbox format etc., please see the documentation of my standalone programs eml2mbx and mbx2eml. Besides, these programs should work without a problem also on 64 bit systems, so they might be useful for you.

sweetsour · Post by *sweetsour » 2014-02-27, 09:09 UTC

Thanks for the reply.

Too bad about the 2GiB limit. :/
Isn't it possible to replace the limiting component of the code with something else?

Hurdet · Post by *Hurdet » 2015-10-15, 06:02 UTC

Do it is possible to compile it for x64?

Juergen · Post by *Juergen » 2015-10-15, 15:30 UTC

Hurdet wrote:Do it is possible to compile it for x64?

Hi, thanks for your interest in my mbox packer plugin.

I would like to have a 64 bit version myself.

However, for this I'll have to completely re-write the plugin in another programming language (that version will also support mbox sizes > 2 GiB). The only problem is, that I can't say when I'll have the time to do so ...

Juergen · Post by *Juergen » 2015-10-15, 15:31 UTC

Juergen wrote:
Hurdet wrote:Do it is possible to compile it for x64?
Hi, thanks for your interest in my mbox packer plugin.

I would like to have a 64 bit version myself.
However, for this I'll have to completely re-write the plugin in another programming language (that version will also support mbox sizes > 2 GiB, BTW). The only problem is, that I can't say when I'll have the time to do so ...