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readpst – Backtrack 5 – Forensics – Forensics Analysis Tools – readpst

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We have had a couple requests to write a post about readpst which is included in the default path of Backtrack 5 and also located in the Backtrack menu underneath Forensics/Forensics Analysis Tools. The readpst application will read PST files which are also known as Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders and convert them to mbox, MH, or KMail formats. There are various other switches that can be used to output each email into a separate file, include attachments, modify contact formats, be recursive, etc. I will explain basic functionality below along with a couple of the formats and various switches.

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Send Mail Attachments Using mail Command From A Linux Shell

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One thing that can be really helpful for Linux administrators is sending mail attachments via the Linux command line. It is fairly widely known that you can inject text files into email by piping the outputs of those files to the mail command however something that is less known is attaching files to an email sent via mail. The information below describes how to send mail from a Linux shell using the mail command.

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Use vi To Find And Replace Content While Breaking a Line

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The power of the Unix command vi never ceases to amaze me. I have known how to search and replace easily using vi for a long time however I didn’t know how to find and replace plus insert a line break during the replace. After toying around with vi for awhile I was able to figure it out. The example below shows how to find and replace certain text while inserting a line break.

Contents of a File:

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  1. (1,2,'title one','2009-04-20 17:55:46','description one'),(2,2,'title two','2009-04-20 18:05:54','description two'),(3,2,'title three','2009-04-20 18:23:10','description three'),(4,2,'title four','2009-04-20 19:33:42','description four'),(5,2,'title five','2009-04-20 19:45:34','description five')