I am trying to import some messages from my old mail client to thunderbird v24.3 (so that they will sync into gmail). I have all the messages saved as .html files as this is the only option I was given on export from that mail client. I have tried to find a converter that will convert these files to eml so that I can view them in thunderbird but I am yet to find such a tool on the web. Does anyone know how I can convert html to eml (or msg or pst, and then I can use PST Viewer) so that I can then gain access to these emails in thunderbird or outlook, or even directly into gmail? I have both windows and mac so willing to try any options on those.
Thanks,
Anna
Outlook – Trying to convert HTML files to EML
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Best Answer
I'm sure there must be other methods to export mail from Thunderbird. But if you really have only html files, you could use this script as a workaround. You will lose sender, recipient and subject, but the body will still be readable.
Save the script with a .bat file extension, and place it in a directory containing the html files. Double click on it to generate an eml file for each html.