[kdepim-users] Maildir Backend for Akonadi?

[Georg Wittenburg]

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On 09.08.2011 20:05, Martin Koller wrote:
> On Tuesday, 9. August 2011 17:13:47 Georg Wittenburg wrote:
>> True, but there won't be any nice way to import this data into any mail 
>> client.
> 
> I'm not using IMAP so I might be wrong here, but: if your email is still
> on the IMAP server, why would you like to IMPORT it to some other mail client ?
> Just point your new mail client to the same IMAP server.

True. However, I'm also regarding this backup as my little safe-guard
against the IMAP service provider messing up (or blocking my account, or
getting hacked, ...).


> But if you'd like to have all your mails on one client PC (e.g. this is what I do)
> also to be your own master of all your data and to be able to backup mails easily,
> then you should be able to define a kmail filter rule on the IMAP account which
> simply moves all received mails into a local maildir folder (that is: download mail
> from server, move mail into maildir folder locally, remove mail from IMAP server)

Sounds workable, alas, only for POP.


> BTW: to do (automated or manual) backups, have a look at kbackup
> http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=44998

I've had a look at KBackup, and it doesn't look bad indeed. However, I
like the fact that with my shell scripts I also implicitly document the
way the backup was made.

In any case, thanks for your input. Generally, I'm all for shiny new
stuff. I'm just forcing myself to make an exception for long-term issues
such as backup.

Thanks,

	Georg
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