Input file
LDIF
- Full Name: LDIF Address Book Interchange Format
- Developer: N/A
Output file
EML
- Full Name: Email Message Format
- Developer: Microsoft
What is LDIF file?
The LDIF file extension is used to store data in the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) directory. It stands for Lightweight Directory Interchange Format, a text-based format for representing directory content. LDIF files are commonly used by Microsoft Active Directory, Apache OpenLDAP, and OpenDS implementations and can be directly edited by an ordinary text editor. [ ⏩ ] LDIF file extension
What is EML file?
The EML file extension stands for E-Mail Message. It is a data format that is commonly used to save and transfer email messages over the internet. This type of file is often generated using certain email programs, such as MS Outlook, Apple Mail, or Mozilla Thunderbird. This particular file extension allows for grouping several related email messages into one single file, and thus, makes it easier to locate and manage these email messages. [ ⏩ ] EML file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from LDIF to EML?
To successfully convert the LDIF file to EML, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.LDIF). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case EML (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than EML).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. LDIF to EML. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting LDIF files to EML files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension EML, while before this step we had the LDIF file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new EML file, or not.