Kerio Contacts Export Script (.eml to .vcf)

# kerio_vcard_export.sh
# Version 1.0 Last Updated: December 4th 2006
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# You need to run the script as root to have access to the kerio files.
# The script allows to change the owner of the file to be changed – e.g.
# a non privileged user.
#

DATE=“/bin/date“

# the directory of the contacts you’d like to export
MAILSERVER=’/usr/local/kerio/mailserver/store/mail/company.com/#public/Contacts/#msgs‘

# name of the user whoe should own the exported files
OWNER=“adm“

# the directory in which you’d like to save the contacts
VCARD_DIR=’/Users/adm‘

#
# Nothing needs to be edited below this line
#

# the name of the folder in which we put the backup
# formatted with the date and time of the backup
VCARD_FOLDER=“KerioVCardBackup.`$DATE +%Y%m%d%H%M`“

# Making backup directory $VCARD_FOLDER/tmp
mkdir -p $VCARD_DIR/$VCARD_FOLDER/tmp

cd $MAILSERVER

# copy all contact files to the backup directory
cp *.eml $VCARD_DIR/$VCARD_FOLDER/tmp

# loop over all contact files in backup temp directory
cd $VCARD_DIR/$VCARD_FOLDER/tmp
for vcard in *.eml
do
echo „processing $vcard : change CR/LF, strip header“

# change DOS CR/LF to *nix line endings and strip the header of the message
# then output the „correct“ VCards to the backup directory
sed -e ’s/.$// ; 1,/^$/ d‘ <$vcard | iconv -f UTF8 -t MACROMAN > $VCARD_DIR/$VCARD_FOLDER/${vcard/%eml/vcf}
done;

# remove temporary files
rm -rf $VCARD_DIR/$VCARD_FOLDER/tmp

# change owner of the exported files
chown -R $OWNER $VCARD_DIR/$VCARD_FOLDER