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$Id: FAQ.Archiving.txt,v 1.7 2018/04/24 00:16:21 gilles Exp gilles $
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2016-09-19 17:17:24 +02:00
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This documentation is also at http://imapsync.lamiral.info/#doc
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Imapsync issues and tips about archiving.
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2018-05-07 16:04:23 +02:00
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Questions answered in this FAQ are:
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Q. Can I archive different accounts on the same destination account,
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each account on a separate folder?
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Q. How to move emails from one IMAP folder to another either on the
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same IMAP server or a different one?
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For example, all messages older than 1 year, move from INBOX to Archive.
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Q. Can imapsync be used to maintain a local offline copy of a
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mailbox from host1, eg for backup purposes, so that if the
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server fails, then the mailbox could be reinstated,
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ideally without requiring a second IMAP host?
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2017-09-23 23:54:48 +02:00
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=======================================================================
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Q. Can I archive different accounts on the same destination account,
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each account on a separate folder?
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R. Yes. Use --subfolder2
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--subfolder2 str : Move whole host1 folders hierarchy under the
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host2 folder str.
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It is done it by adding two --regextrans2 options before
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all others. Add --debug to see what's really going on.
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Example:
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imapsync ... --user1 foo --subfolder2 foo
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imapsync ... --user1 bar --subfolder2 bar
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In case you need a strict sync, add --delete2 --delete2foldersonly "foo"
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(or "bar"), il will delete on account2 what is not on account1 but only
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in the right place, ie, the subfolder "foo".
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imapsync ... --user1 foo --subfolder2 foo --delete2 --delete2foldersonly "foo"
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2016-09-19 17:17:24 +02:00
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=======================================================================
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Q. How to move emails from one IMAP folder to another either on the
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same IMAP server or a different one?
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For example, all messages older than 1 year, move from INBOX to Archive.
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R1. Solution:
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imapsync ... --minage 365 --folder Inbox --f1f2 INBOX=Archive --delete --noexpungeaftereach
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Add option --noexpungeaftereach if speed is a concern.
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Add option --delete if you want to move messages, instead of just copy/sync them.
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R2. See also file FAQ.Folders_Mapping.txt
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2018-05-07 16:04:23 +02:00
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=======================================================================
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Q. Can imapsync be used to maintain a local offline copy of a
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mailbox from host1, eg for backup purposes, so that if the
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server fails, then the mailbox could be reinstated,
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ideally without requiring a second IMAP host?
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R1. No. Imapsync plays with imap servers only.
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R2. Imapsync can't but rick-sanders-imap-tools can!
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See https://github.com/andrewnimmo/rick-sanders-imap-tools
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Back up and restore IMAP accounts with imapdump.pl and dumptoIMAP.pl
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2017-09-23 23:54:48 +02:00
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=======================================================================
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2018-05-07 16:04:23 +02:00
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