[ale] [OT] pics from outlook or outlook express

[Jeff Lightner]

The OST is the live file outlook file where local data is kept on your
PC workstation (it you tell it to keep a copy locally). 

I've never tried to hack into either and OST or a PST but the former is
usually accessed when you login to Outlook so requires a password.  The
PSTs can be made with or without passwords.  When I open my PST files (I
create one for each year and password protect them) they always prompt
me for a password.  

Doing a quick search for "hacking outlook OST file" returned several
hits (many of which WOT marked at RED or YELLOW meaning you shouldn't
trust them) but did have some including this that were marked green.
Among the things on this page was an Outlook Express password recovery
tool:

http://password.software.informer.com/download-password-hack-outlook/


-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Geoffrey
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 10:26 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] pics from outlook or outlook express

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> It might be an OST rather than PST.   But the issue is the password on
> the file if I read the OP correctly.

I'm not familiar with an OST file.  Are you saying that Outlook has the 
functionality of encrypting the data on the drive?  I'm not familiar 
with this either.

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Geoffrey
> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 9:50 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] pics from outlook or outlook express
> 
> Preston Boyington wrote:
>> I've just had a friend ask me if there is a way to pull some pics or
>> messages out of (guessing) Outlook Express/Outlook that her late
> husband
>> sent to her shortly before he passed.  Through an accident she has
> lost
>> them from her machine and this is the only place she can think the
> pics
>> might still be since his cameraphone was cleared for their daughter.
>>
>> any suggestions anyone?  i will guess i need something to decrypt
>> whatever mailbox these things use.
>>
>> Suggestion: if you password protect your data please think about
>> investing in a firesafe or possibly even a safe deposit box.  she's
>> having a terrible time with the banks and several investment
> companies.
>> Thanks all.
> 
> 
> I would think you could simply copy the associated outlook pst file
over
> 
> to her machine.  Create a new email account on that machine, then drop

> that pst file over the newly created one for the new account.  I've 
> archived pst files for folks, reloaded a machine and dropped the pst 
> back in place.
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin
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