[Users] Impoting Maildir folders

[Inigo Aldazabal Mensa]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2014 12:49:49 -0500
Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 6 Feb 2014 09:49:25 -0300
> "Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI" <renaud at olgiati-in-paraguay.org> wrote:
> 
> > Is there a simple way to import maildir folders ?
> > 
> > (I have been asked to rescue old mails, created with Kmail on a
> > now-defunct Mageia system) 
> > Cheers,
> >  
> > Ron.
> > 
> > PS I suppose they are Maildir: each folder with tmp, new and cur
> > sub-folders
> 
> Here's the quick and dirty way I'd handle this...
> 
> 
> 1. Determine whether this "kmail" was kmail2 or the earlier kmail.
> 
> 2. Quick and dirty install Linux on an old box with extra room or an
>    experimental box. The version of Linux installed should be one with
>    the proper kmail version. If you know the version of mageia, this
>    would be ideal.
> 
> 3. I don't know exactly how to do this, but get your kmail to use the
>    former Maildir

See here 

> 
> 4. Copy every tree from the temporary Linux machine to an IMAP like
>    gmail.
> 
> 5. On your new, legitimate machine, fire up Claws and point it at the
>    IMAP account referenced in the preceding step.
> 
> 6. When you're sure every email has been transferred to your new,
>    legitimate machine, be sure to wipe out the IMAP copies from gmail
>    or whatever. You never know when the NSA will come to Google
> bearing subpoenas.
> 
> 7. Once everything's good, tested, and backed up, feel free to wipe
> the temporary machine and use it for something else.
> 
> 
> Extra credit if, on your new, legitimate machine, you set up a local
> IMAP so you *never* have this problem again, and your emails are no
> longer stored on your client. Added benefits include travelling access
> to your personal email via port 993, and the possibility of filtering
> via Procmail, so your mail gets filtered the same way regardless of
> email client. Here's an article on how to do that:
> 
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/lpm/201202/201202.htm#_The_Pivotal_Suggestion
> 
> The information from there to the bottom of the file deals with the
> subject at hand.
> 
> SteveT
> 
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