On 11/17/02 12:21 PM, "M. Tamer �zsu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think this issue was covered earlier in this mailing list, but I have not > kept a record of the suggestions. I wanted to archive some of the IMAP > folders and simply creating MBOX files is OK with me. The trouble is that > this technique works well when one drags an IMAP folder that does not > include other folders. In my case, I have multiple levels of folder nesting > and when the top level folder is dragged, it generates an MBOX file, but it > is empty. I've tried to use Paul's Export Folders X script, but that either > exports the entire set of IMAP folders or you need to create a custom view > first. I'd rather not have to create customs views every time, since I have > folders on various projects and I would like to archive them as I am > finished. It would have been very nice if I could choose the folders that I > wished to archive, but that is not how the script works. > > So, I am now looking for the best way to archive IMAP folders in the manner > I described above. Generating MBOX files is perfectly fine with me, by the > way. I'm not clear on what you're asking for. MBOX files are simple text files: they do not have a "folder" structure in the Finder. They're just files. If you open them up they're just "run-ons' of all the messages, demarcated by odd-looking lines beginning 'From ???@??? [date]'. There's no way to place another MBOX file "inside" this one. you cannot preserve your Entourage folder structure while in the Finder. But if you have my scripts, you can do it after a fashion. You do NOT need to archive ALL folders - you can choose which folders to archive in the "choose" list that comes up when you select "CHOOSE folders" in the first dialog. Command-click to select just which folders, including subfolders (all command-clicked individually or shift-click for a contiguous group). Those will be the ones to be archived. On your hard disk, they will all appear as separate MBOXes (the order will give you an approximate indication of the original hierarchy). But there is also a data text file included. If you ever want to recreate these folders in an Entourage identity (maybe a special "Archive identity" which can be slow for all you care, since you only go there occasionally), the "Folders Import into X" script will recreate the hierarchy for you. It knows the paths exactly and ill recreate all the folders enroute to the subfolders. -- Paul Berkowitz MVP Entourage PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - 2001 or X. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
