[notmuch] How to index /var/spool/mail with notmuch
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:42:09 +0100, Tassilo Horn wrote: > Carl Worth writes: > > > But perhaps these errors should be made into warnings instead? Any > > thoughts on that anyone? > > I think so. For other dovecot internal index files it already says > something like "Ignoring non-mail file foobar.idx" and simply skips that > file. I think that's the right thing to do for files where it has no > read permissions for, too. OK. I've added that to our TODO list. -Carl
[notmuch] How to index /var/spool/mail with notmuch
Carl Worth writes: Hi Carl, >> Unfortunately, there are some dovecot internal files, which should >> neither be indexed by notmuch, and which have 600 permissions for the >> mail user. And that's where notmuch errors and stops indexing. :-( > > Hi Tassilo, welcome to notmuch! > > I'm glad you found a workaround for this problem, (thanks Jed!). Trying out notmuch already cashed out. ;-) > But perhaps these errors should be made into warnings instead? Any > thoughts on that anyone? I think so. For other dovecot internal index files it already says something like "Ignoring non-mail file foobar.idx" and simply skips that file. I think that's the right thing to do for files where it has no read permissions for, too. >> All "real" mail files are named "u.", so it would be cool if >> I could provide a pattern to notmuch matching all files I'd like to >> index. And maybe the other way round (a blacklist pattern) would be >> useful, too. > > I've been planning on having a blacklist pattern for a while. > Originally, the only difficulty in implementing it was that we had > nowhere to store configuration information. But we have a > configuration file now, so this would be a pretty easy thing to > implement. > > It's not as obvious that a whitelist pattern would be as widely > useful, but it would be possible too. Well, for dovecot users using the dbox format, a whitelist pattern would be much simpler because of the coherent mail file naming. But I could live with a blacklist pattern, too. Bye, Tassilo
[notmuch] How to index /var/spool/mail with notmuch
On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:24:47 +0100, Tassilo Horn wrote: > But I get some permission problems when trying to index /var/spool/mail. > I was able to create a .notmuch/ directory in there with permissions set > to 700 for my user. All mail files are readable for my user. > > Unfortunately, there are some dovecot internal files, which should > neither be indexed by notmuch, and which have 600 permissions for the > mail user. And that's where notmuch errors and stops indexing. :-( Hi Tassilo, welcome to notmuch! I'm glad you found a workaround for this problem, (thanks Jed!). But perhaps these errors should be made into warnings instead? Any thoughts on that anyone? > All "real" mail files are named "u.", so it would be cool if I > could provide a pattern to notmuch matching all files I'd like to index. > And maybe the other way round (a blacklist pattern) would be useful, > too. I've been planning on having a blacklist pattern for a while. Originally, the only difficulty in implementing it was that we had nowhere to store configuration information. But we have a configuration file now, so this would be a pretty easy thing to implement. It's not as obvious that a whitelist pattern would be as widely useful, but it would be possible too. -Carl
[notmuch] How to index /var/spool/mail with notmuch
Jed Brown writes:
Hi Jed,
>> - I run a local IMAP server (dovecot) and access it using Gnus
>> - Dovecot stores its mails in /var/spool/mail/ in some one file per
>> message format
>
> How about
>
> $ mkdir -p ~/mail/spool
> $ ln -s /var/spool/mail/$USER/{cur,new,tmp} ~/mail/spool
>
> and point notmuch at ~/mail (or specifically ~/mail/spool).
Brilliant idea. :-)
Ok, now it's indexing my 63000 mails. 10 minutes to go.
Bye,
Tassilo
[notmuch] How to index /var/spool/mail with notmuch
On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:24:47 +0100, Tassilo Horn
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to try out notmuch. My mail setup is as follows:
>
> - I run a local IMAP server (dovecot) and access it using Gnus
> - Dovecot stores its mails in /var/spool/mail/ in some one file per
> message format
How about
$ mkdir -p ~/mail/spool
$ ln -s /var/spool/mail/$USER/{cur,new,tmp} ~/mail/spool
and point notmuch at ~/mail (or specifically ~/mail/spool).
Jed
[notmuch] How to index /var/spool/mail with notmuch
Hi all, I'd like to try out notmuch. My mail setup is as follows: - I run a local IMAP server (dovecot) and access it using Gnus - Dovecot stores its mails in /var/spool/mail/ in some one file per message format But I get some permission problems when trying to index /var/spool/mail. I was able to create a .notmuch/ directory in there with permissions set to 700 for my user. All mail files are readable for my user. Unfortunately, there are some dovecot internal files, which should neither be indexed by notmuch, and which have 600 permissions for the mail user. And that's where notmuch errors and stops indexing. :-( All "real" mail files are named "u.", so it would be cool if I could provide a pattern to notmuch matching all files I'd like to index. And maybe the other way round (a blacklist pattern) would be useful, too. Any thoughts? Maybe there's a better approach for what I'm trying to do? Bye, Tassilo
