On Sat, Jul 27, 2019 at 02:57:20PM -0600, Akkana Peck wrote: > > > I have getmail working pulling email from my gmail account using imap > > > and it only grabs the new mail for me each time I run it and I open up > > > mutt and go through the email then mutt purges what I deleted as it > > > exits. > > > > > That's a good choice if you just want to read inbox and clear up junk. I > > wanted to have all my IMAP folders synced locally. I am trying out > > mbsync. Let's see how it goes. > > I've had the best luck with mbsync; it worked much better for me > than offlineimap or mailsync. > > The only problem with mbsync is that it doesn't have a "daemon > mode", so I had to write a script that runs it every N seconds. > But that's a trivial complaint. > I don't know which distribution you are on. Right now I am on macOS and installed mbsync using Homebrew. mbsync comes under isync package in Homebrew. And isync provides a daemon by the same name. I just had to
brew services start isync
It is working fine as of now. Let's see how it goes after a few sleep
and wakeup cycles of my macbook.
--
Pankaj
Planet Earth.
""
There was once a programmer who worked upon microprocessors. "Look at
how well off I am here," he said to a mainframe programmer who came to visit,
"I have my own operating system and file storage device. I do not have to
share my resources with anyone. The software is self-consistent and
easy-to-use. Why do you not quit your present job and join me here?"
The mainframe programmer then began to describe his system to his
friend, saying: "The mainframe sits like an ancient sage meditating in the
midst of the data center. Its disk drives lie end-to-end like a great ocean
of machinery. The software is a multi-faceted as a diamond and as convoluted
as a primeval jungle. The programs, each unique, move through the system
like a swift-flowing river. That is why I am happy where I am."
The microcomputer programmer, upon hearing this, fell silent. But the
two programmers remained friends until the end of their days.
-- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming"
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