On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 11:14:17PM +0100, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
Not yet but I've read about it, I don't think it really does what we want because it will rename the 'imported' local directory as 'local<something>' apparently, that's just what we don't want. We want to integrate the imported stuff into the existing local directory (mostly as new sub-directories).
Once the old stuff is imported into local<something>, simply create the new subdirectories you want, then drag and drop the emails from imported<something> into the relevant subdirectory.
Yes, I think that's probably going to be the best way of doing it. I'll see how we get on when I actually try it!
Re "Why can't modern E-Mail program simply use mbox (or maildir, I'm not too fussed) as they were designed rather than having to add all sorts of specially named directories and indexes?"
Well my thunderbird works via imap supplied by dovecot, and does
IMAP is a whole different ball-game though. We use Thunderbird with IMAP as well as with local folders. (When I say 'we' I only mean I support my wife's use, I use mutt)
work off a mbox format files. It doesn't "have" to add all sorts of special directories and indexes, but it does because some people want things like fast searching and offline access. Some of these
Mutt manages fast searching without any clever indexes, it's hardly rocket science to search through a load of text files quickly without having to add all sorts of extraneous junk. ... and why does Thunderbird have to give folders silly names with a suffix (internally) surely it can tell what's a folder and what isn't without doing this sort of thing.