To use the photos from email2photo.net in Thunderbird, you have to install the MessageFaces plugin and configure it to use a Local folder to lookup photos. Then use the following script to download the photos to the local folder.

Quick start info for the script:

  • mbox2photo.py dest ~/MessageFaces # configure the local folder to store the images
  • mbox2photo.py add ~/.thunderbird/avgp3z8c.default/Mail/Local\ Folders/Inbox # add the mbox to be checked (you can add multiple ones)

Then start downloading images:

  • mbox2photo.py

I have only tested the script under python 2.4.3 and Linux, let me know if it works for you.