antlists wrote: > On 06/04/2021 18:30, Dale wrote: >> Wols Lists wrote: >>> On 06/04/21 05:19, Dale wrote: >>>> Another question, can I just copy my current emails over and "import" >>>> them? I think Seamonkey uses mbox type setup. I know I could with >>>> Thunderbird but it was a bit fussy. It did work tho. It also made it >>>> easier to switch back. >>> Consider setting up a local imap server. Do all email clients do imap >>> nowadays? >>> >>> I use thunderbird, and since fetchmail broke, I just use rules to pull >>> everything down from the net, sort it, and copy it to local folders on >>> my imap server. >>> >>> You could then use mutt, or neomutt, or pine, or alpine, or >>> whatever, to >>> read (most of) your mail. And any html garbage they couldn't handle, >>> you >>> could use thunderbird or seamonkey or whatever. >>> >>> No need to move mail between different clients. And as for moving your >>> current stuff over, you just move it from Seamonkey's local store to >>> the >>> imap server and it'll appear for all the other clients. >>> >>> Because I move around between home computers, having my mail like this >>> exposed on an imap server is brilliant ... >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Wol >>> >>> >> >> >> If I understand this correctly, that could be a good idea. I use gmail, >> want to switch so bad I can taste it, and pop access to download all >> emails to my hard drive. I do that because if I run into trouble with >> my network, I have emails just in case I can find a mailing list post >> that will help. IMAP requires the internet from my understanding. From >> my understanding of your idea, I'd use a email program to download and >> store the emails for me here on my system and then use any frontend, >> Seamonkey, Thunderbird or whatever to read, reply etc. It would still >> give me a local copy I can access without a network connection but I can >> use whatever tool I want to see them. Interesting. That sounds like a >> awesome idea. Once moved, I'd never have to move it again if I change >> what I use to view emails. > > All imap requires is an imap server. The ISPs run them, Google runs > them, and why can't you run one? > > I run Courier-imap, most people seem to swear by Dovecote. Just do a > bit of reading up. >> >> One thing, among others, I like about Seamonkey, folders and automatic >> sorting. For example, your reply went to a folder where all Gentoo user >> mailing list emails go. It also shows them by thread. I like the >> thread option for mailing lists but can disable it in other folders >> where threads don't do well. I repeat that for other mailing lists, >> -dev for example, but also for my bank, online retailers like ebay or >> Amazon etc. Each has their own place to go. One reason I do that, my >> filters are set up in such a way that if a email is made to look like >> one of those but comes from somewhere else, a scam or phishing, it >> doesn't filter. It stays in the inbox and that tells me to be >> suspicious. If I were to use IMAP, could I still do that? Does IMAP >> use folders and filters? I admit, I don't think I've ever used IMAP. > > Imap is quite happy with folders. Google let you create folders, IMAP > lets you access them. No problem. >> >> This sounds like a interesting idea. I've read where people on this >> list set up such a thing and it doesn't seem to complicated. I might >> could handle that with a good howto. >> >> Thanks much for thinking outside the box a bit here. This could give me >> lots of good options. >> > Read up on Courier and Dovecot. I'm sure people here will help you set > it up. Once you've got it working, point Seamonkey at it and see if > you can create folders. > > Then just point your existing rules to move your emails into your imap > folders. You can keep Gmail, but all your folders and emails will be > stored locally. > > And then, just like you can use any old client to access Gmail, you > can use any old client to access your local imap server! > > Cheers, > Wol > >
I've done some research. It seems Dovecot is what I need. It uses mbox and has some features I might need one day already where Courier doesn't but there isn't much difference really. If anyone is curious, the comparison is here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_mail_servers The biggest thing, mbox. If I recall correctly that is what Seamonkey uses and I should be able to import those easy enough. It at least gives me a head start. Since this is a whole new deal, going to start a new thread if nobody pops up and says nooooooo to Dovecot. I found a guide here: http://www.wikigentoo.ksiezyc.pl/Dovecot.htm So far, it is Gentoo based. I found another one but it is Ubuntu based. May work but commands are different. Trying to go by a Gentoo based one. If anyone has a better one, please share links. May start new thread in a day or so if no one shouts nooooo. Dale :-) :-) P. S. One howto mentions a squirrel. I like squirrels. ROFL
