LinuxQuestions.org
Help answer threads with 0 replies.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Non-*NIX Forums > Programming
User Name
Password
Programming This forum is for all programming questions.
The question does not have to be directly related to Linux and any language is fair game.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 09-26-2022, 09:37 AM   #1
rblampain
Senior Member
 
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Western Australia
Distribution: Debian 11
Posts: 1,291

Rep: Reputation: 52
making a list of emails held with email service provider


I was hoping that I could make a manual list without error but it did not work, here is the procedure (my own) I followed:
Quote:
1 log in the email service provider and navigate to the target directory, highlight one email after the other in the order they are listed
2 for each email, click browser menu (Chrome 3 dots)
3 click "Print"
4 highlight value of email to become the entry in the list, date and time in this case
5 insert date/time in script for formatting and highlight new format for copy N paste
6 click "Print using system dialog" in one of the 2 windows created
7 clear old or default values and adjust in new window just displayed
8 select option "Print to file"
9 save
Despite trying to be meticulous, I have errors in the result.
Can someone suggest a better way for an email service provider (mailbox.org) that seems to have succeeded at restricting to the maximum what their customers can do?

Paying more than the base plan does not seem to provide any advantage.

Thank you for your help.
 
Old 09-28-2022, 12:13 PM   #2
astrogeek
Moderator
 
Registered: Oct 2008
Distribution: Slackware [64]-X.{0|1|2|37|-current} ::12<=X<=15, FreeBSD_12{.0|.1}
Posts: 6,294
Blog Entries: 24

Rep: Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254Reputation: 4254
Without knowing anything about the provider, and without any description at all of the the errors in your result set, it is impossible to offer any specific advice.

It appears to me that you are simply printing what you have selected to a file, so if there are errors (or omissions maybe?) then they may be in what you have selected. If the selection is controlled by javascript from the provider then they may limit your selection.

In any event, it seems to me that this is not a programming problem, rather you should probably contact your provider for help with their application.

Good luck!
 
Old 10-08-2022, 07:04 AM   #3
rblampain
Senior Member
 
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Western Australia
Distribution: Debian 11
Posts: 1,291

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 52
Expecting a usable answer from such services is expecting too much, instead and although I did not explain it well I was anticipating that numerous service providers are using very much the same procedures or similar ones and that there could be a "generic" approach that could be used in most cases.

Not allowing their customers to take a screenshot for example is not typical of some clients of email services or themselves, it is widespread as when one does it, others then only copy even if they devise their own procedure which uses the same code.

My email service provider for example provided a backup of a couple of emails I accidentally deleted, when their "answer" about it is good publicity, the back up, for which no link is provided, is nowhere to be found.

But it's OK if no one has an answer, it's a risk one takes when asking a question.

Last edited by rblampain; 10-08-2022 at 07:06 AM.
 
Old 10-08-2022, 12:53 PM   #4
Emerson
LQ Sage
 
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Saint Amant, Acadiana
Distribution: Gentoo ~amd64
Posts: 7,675

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
Can't you just use IMAP and a mail client?
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Need guidance on: new email provider that permits Linux-based IMAP connections; personal domain for persistent email addresses funkapus Linux - General 7 12-19-2018 09:42 AM
Openldap - Convert single master (provider) / Consumer to Multi-master (provider) nitrohuffer2001 Linux - Software 0 12-02-2018 01:45 AM
LXer: ProtonMail: An Open Source Privacy-Focused Email Service Provider LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 11-26-2017 02:51 AM
[SOLVED] growing list of packages being held: libcurl3-gnutls IS librtmp1 the problem? wikapuki Linux - Newbie 1 06-05-2015 10:37 AM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Non-*NIX Forums > Programming

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:40 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration