Am 30.03.2010 um 20.02 schrieb Arden Currie:
What is the best way of archiving older email in Mail?
I have created a new mailbox and moved all the email I want to save
into it.
Then what, find it in ~/Library/Mail/ and burn it to a disc?
I am concerned that it may not always import into newer versions of
Mail so it can be viewed and searched.
Nothing worse than an error message saying the mbox is corrupt and
can't be imported.
Or could all that email be saved in some other kind of database that
could be searched appended, etc.
Anyone have any system or method of archiving email so it is still
accessible?
Arden
I use a similar method:
I established various mail folder hierarchies on external partitions,
then changed the LocalAccountName-path to it. You can do that in the
com.apple.mail.plist (with Plisteditor or Pref setter or similars,
remember to to a backup of the .plist file before .:-).
Go to the entry called "MailAccounts" and choose the relevant item
(it's usually the second item there). You change the "Accountpath" to
your new hierarchy, close and save.
That way you can set up access to multiple mail folder hierarchies,
just save a plist file for each hierarchy. If you want to access a
special hierarchy, just drop the relevant plist file (remember: they
always must be named "com.apple.mail.plist") into ~Library/Preferences
and start Mail.app
With this system you avoid importing, and your archived mails are
still available in spotlight. BTW: you can open an indiviual file by
just double clicking on it, even if it's not in the "active" mail
folder.
Rudolf
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