On 2002-09-06 16:44:13 +1200, Mark Mackay wrote: > > - Import from user's mbox and IMAP folders :: I for example have 12 > imap mailboxes, which I had to hack mbox2dbmail to support mbox > delivery, write a wrapper scan my homedir. This worked but as it used > dbmail-smtp it was really slow. Uni-one converter needs to be updated > to support this functionality IMHO. > > - [low prio] Export to mbox format :: got to be a good selling point > for newbies who want to try but need an exit clause
Actually, this second one is preventing me from using dbmail for my home setup. The thing is, I have e-mail archived going back to 1993 or so. At that time, I was using MS-DOS, dialing into a Solaris box. If I had stored my mail in either a proprietary Solaris format (e.g. some DBM variant) or using DOS program (e.g. DBASE IV) then I would either have to write some program to decipher the message format or just not be able to read it. So for archiving, I like plain text. I *could* do something as simple as using mysqldump, which gives you almost plain text, but I'd like to be able to do something like: $ dbmail-user2mboxen username password directory I've been planning on putting together a Perl or Python script to do this, but to be honest have been unable to pull myself away from Civilization III. :( > [I'm happy to present patches for this functionality, but am getting a > bit disheartened as so far none of my patches seem to be being adopted > or even being discussed]. If you have a utility for either of the above, please send them my way! -- Shane Carpe Diem
