On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:06:25AM +0100, Felix E. Klee wrote:
> I am looking for a Windows tool that can be used to create daily backups
> of a Gmail account to Maildir format. I am basically looking for a
> one-way sync, Gmail → Maildir. When a new dail backup is made, then:
> 
>   * Is isync the right tool, or is it overkill (as I only need one-way
>     sync)?
> 
it works just fine for one-way sync. details in the man page.

>   * Does is run natively on Windows (without Cygwin)?
> 
it won't build without cygwin, because it uses bsd/unix sockets, which
windows does not provide natively.

suppose it builds with cygwin (it wouldn't be too much effort if it
doesn't yet), i have no clue whether it would actually work (with IMAP).

it certainly won't work with maildir, because the windows file system
limitations make it impossible to implement maildir as specified.
i would suggest you set up a local IMAP server that uses a mailbox
format compatible with windows.

>   * Does it work well with Gmail IMAP?
> 
gmail has some quirks to take into account, but people have reported
success.

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