[Bug 234927] New: Provide option to convert folders from mbox to maildir format

[mdhirsch at mail.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234927

           Summary: Provide option to convert folders from mbox to maildir
                    format
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: mdhirsch at mail.com


Version:            (using KDE 4.4.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

My mail folders have been around for a long time, so many of them are still in
mailbox or mbox format.  Kudos to kmail for supporting them without trouble.

I've recently noticed that having large, frequently changing, mbox files is
causing real problems with both nepomuk indexing and rsync backups.  Switching
to maildir is essential for me to have a workable desktop system.

I would love it if kmail allowed me to right-click a folder and select "Convert
to maildir format" and it took care of it for me.  I've not found a good tool
to do this with, so I've been working by hand.

Mostly, I've been using kmail to do it.  I create a new folder which is maildir
by default, then move all the messages from the old folder to the new one. 
Then I delete the old folder and rename the new one.

For converting my inbox, sent mail, and trash folders, after moving the
messages I stop kmail and remove the inbox, sent mail, and trash.  On restart
they are recreated.  Then I move the messages back.

So you see, kmail already has most of the required capability, it just needs to
be organized correctly.

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