Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-07-01 Thread Steffen Nurpmeso
Philipp Takacs wrote in : |[2022-06-29 21:07] Steffen Nurpmeso |> (I personally like a nice and so on, append-only MIME MBOX the |> most, and do not understand why people do not like it. | |Because mbox is a horrible file format. First of all it's only one file |so you have to build a

Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-30 Thread Philipp Takacs
[2022-06-29 21:07] Steffen Nurpmeso > (I personally like a nice and so on, append-only MIME MBOX the > most, and do not understand why people do not like it. Because mbox is a horrible file format. First of all it's only one file so you have to build a folder stucture around it. Next it's hard

Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-29 Thread Ken Hornstein
>Hm, i rewrote Maildir name things of the MUA i maintain, and >i found: > > /* If the seconds part does not work, go deeper. >* We use de-facto standard "maildir - E-mail directory" from the Courier >* mail server, also used by, e.g., Dovecot: sec.MusecPpid.hostname:2,flags. >*

Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-29 Thread Michael Richardson
Ken Hornstein wrote: > I am continually confused why anyone thinks Maildir is a good idea for > mailbox storage; I think it is fine for a _maildrop_ (since that was > it's intended purpose), but every time I've seen it used as a backend I'm not arguing with you. I just want to duct

Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-29 Thread Steffen Nurpmeso
Ken Hornstein wrote in <20220629184548.f030b19f...@pb-smtp20.pobox.com>: |>I guess I will try the Maildir hard links script with |>cyrus-imapd for providing access to the 6G of mail on my desktop. |>I'm okay that it would be read-only... it's probably a feature. | |I am continually confused

Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-29 Thread Ken Hornstein
>I guess I will try the Maildir hard links script with >cyrus-imapd for providing access to the 6G of mail on my desktop. >I'm okay that it would be read-only... it's probably a feature. I am continually confused why anyone thinks Maildir is a good idea for mailbox storage; I think it is fine for

Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-29 Thread Michael Richardson
Thank you for the links. I can see that netoric is useful for synchronizing my MH inbox so that I can get at it from my phone. Right now, my phone can see my inbox until I run "inc", and then it leaves my mail server... I guess I will try the Maildir hard links script with cyrus-imapd for

Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-29 Thread Philipp Takacs
Hi [2022-06-27 12:50] Wolfgang Denk > tldr: How can I export (and keep in sync) MH folders to an IMAP > account; direction is only MH -> IMAP. I currently use netoric[0] a small imap sync programm written by a friend of mine. Before that I have used mailsync[1]. Philipp [0]

Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-27 Thread Paul Fox
wolfgang wrote: > Hi, > > tldr: How can I export (and keep in sync) MH folders to an IMAP > account; direction is only MH -> IMAP. The only tool I can offer is one which I've never used, but if I ever need it, I will. :-) It may or may not be useful in your case. It's a script posted

Re: Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-27 Thread Thomas Dupond
Wolfgang Denk wrote: > Hi, Hi, > tldr: How can I export (and keep in sync) MH folders to an IMAP > account; direction is only MH -> IMAP. I don't know of a simple tool but I know Claws Mail store messages in MH format and supports IMAP so maybe this could be a starting point? Good

Export/sync nmh folders to IMAP server

2022-06-27 Thread Wolfgang Denk
Hi, tldr: How can I export (and keep in sync) MH folders to an IMAP account; direction is only MH -> IMAP. I've been a using (n)mh and EXMH for decades, but now I find myself in the position to make my mail folders accessable to other people who do not know these tools. What I am looking