Write and Read Messages on Thunderbird Storage on Python

readme.md

Read the complete article on how to write and read messages on Thunderbird in Python: https://blog.aspose.com/2022/04/19/write-and-read-messages-on-thunderbird-storage-in-python/

read-message-thunderbird.py

from aspose.email import SaveOptions, MboxrdStorageReader

# Read the storage file
reader = MboxrdStorageReader("ExampleMbox.mbox", False)

# Read first message
eml = reader.read_next_message()

# Read all messages in a loop
while (eml is not None):
    # Manipulate message - show contents
    print("Subject: " + eml.subject)
    
    # Save this message in EML or MSG format
    eml.save(eml.subject + "_out.eml", SaveOptions.default_eml)
    eml.save(eml.subject + "_out.msg", SaveOptions.default_msg_unicode)

    # Get the next message
    eml = reader.read_next_message()

# Close the streams
reader.dispose()

write-message-thunderbird.py

from aspose.email import MboxrdStorageWriter, MailMessage

# Create a writer and initialize with file name
writer =MboxrdStorageWriter("ExampleMBox_out.mbox", False)

# Prepare a new message using the MailMessage class
message = MailMessage("from@domain.com", "to@domain.com", "Eml generated for Mbox", "added from Aspose.Email for Python")
message.is_draft = False

# Add this message to storage
writer.write_message(message)

# Dispose writer
writer.dispose()