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(@bitunlocker)
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Has anyone encountered a tool that will parse PST files?

I have looked at libpst's project, but they don't seem to have much support > Outlook 2000.

I'm particularly looking for a tool that will deal with Outlook 2003 (and potentially 2007).


   
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(@baudbish)
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In order to recover the deleted artefacts within a .pst file, the following is an industry standard.

Create a working image of the PST
Open the working copy in a hex editor and overwrite bytes 8 to 13 inc with 'FF'.
Launch - C\Program Files\Common Files\System\MSMAPI\1033\SCANPST.EXE and load the corrupted PST into it.
SCANPST will rebuild the PST including all deleted artefacts.
Create a blank profile in Outlook and import the rebuilt PST.
All emails and artefacts are now accessible.

Hope this helps.


   
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(@bitunlocker)
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Thanks for the reply.

I don't actually have a problem with recovering artifacts from the file. I was hoping to find a project similar to the libpst project that involved reversing the pst file format for > Office 2K.

I am going to write a tool for the pst file, and was hoping someone else had already publicized work on reversing the file formats.

Any other ideas?


   
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(@thinkerhk)
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try ol2mbox


   
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 rjmm
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Hi,

Check out the following project

http//www.five-ten-sg.com/libpst/

It supports a lot more.

RJM


   
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