Write and Read Messages on Thunderbird Storage in Java

readme.md

Read the complete article on how to write and read messages from Thunderbird storage in Java: https://blog.aspose.com/2022/02/20/write-and-read-messages-on-thunderbird-storage-in-java/

read-message-thunderbird.java

// Load file
try (FileInputStream stream = new FileInputStream("file.mbox")) {
    
    // Create load options
    MboxLoadOptions lo = new MboxLoadOptions();
    lo.setLeaveOpen(false);
    
    // Read messages from file
    try (MboxrdStorageReader reader = new MboxrdStorageReader(stream, lo)) {
        MailMessage msg;
        String[] fromMarker = {null};
        while ((msg = reader.readNextMessage(/* out */fromMarker)) != null) {
            System.out.println(fromMarker[0]);
        }
    }
}

write-message-thunderbird.java

// Load file
try (FileOutputStream writeStream = new FileOutputStream("inbox")) {
    
    // Create writer
    try (MboxrdStorageWriter writer = new MboxrdStorageWriter(writeStream, false)) {
        
        // Load message from MSG file
        MailMessage msg = MailMessage.load("Message.msg");
        String[] fromMarker = {null};
        
        // Write message
        writer.writeMessage(msg, fromMarker);
    }
}