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commit 2f424b182b5845219507ecb0f77fee8a80a61cc3
Author: Sebb <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun Aug 30 14:33:16 2020 +0100
Docs
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tools/collate-mboxes.py | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/collate-mboxes.py b/tools/collate-mboxes.py
index 839d925..42f4c8e 100755
--- a/tools/collate-mboxes.py
+++ b/tools/collate-mboxes.py
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
Simple tool for collating multiple mbox files into a single one, sorted by
message ID.
If the message-ID is missing, use the Date or Subject and prefix the sort key
to appear last.
+Can optionally sort by ezmlm number.
+This should be less likely to make missing numbers or duplicate entries.
+However duplicates can occur in archive files if:
+- the sequence number was reset at any point
+- multiple mailing lists were merged
+- messages were somehow duplicated before archival
+
Used for multi-import tests where you wish to check that multiple sources give
the same ID
Emails with duplicate sort keys are logged and dropped
