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OfflineImap README | ||
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OfflineImap | ||
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Description | ||
----------- | ||
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Documentation | ||
------------- | ||
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The documentation is included (in .rst format) in the `docs` directory. | ||
Read it directly or generate nice html docs (python-sphinx needed) and/or | ||
the man page (python-docutils needed) while being in the `docs` dir via:: | ||
The documentation is included (in .rst format) in the `docs` directory. | ||
Read it directly or generate nice html docs (python-sphinx needed) and/or | ||
the man page (python-docutils needed) while being in the `docs` dir via: | ||
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'make doc' (user docs), 'make man' (man page only) or 'make' (both) | ||
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=========== | ||
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First, install OfflineIMAP. See docs/INSTALL.rst or read | ||
http://docs.offlineimap.org/en/latest/INSTALL.html. | ||
http://docs.offlineimap.org/en/latest/INSTALL.html. | ||
(hint: `sudo python setup.py install`) | ||
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Second, set up your configuration file and run it! The distribution | ||
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simply copy this file into your home directory and name it | ||
``.offlineimaprc``. A command such as ``cp offlineimap.conf.minimal | ||
~/.offlineimaprc`` will do it. Or, if you prefer, you can just copy | ||
this text to ``~/.offlineimaprc``:: | ||
this text to ``~/.offlineimaprc``: | ||
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[general] | ||
accounts = Test | ||
[general] | ||
accounts = Test | ||
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[Account Test] | ||
localrepository = Local | ||
remoterepository = Remote | ||
[Account Test] | ||
localrepository = Local | ||
remoterepository = Remote | ||
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[Repository Local] | ||
type = Maildir | ||
localfolders = ~/Test | ||
[Repository Local] | ||
type = Maildir | ||
localfolders = ~/Test | ||
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[Repository Remote] | ||
type = IMAP | ||
remotehost = examplehost | ||
remoteuser = jgoerzen | ||
[Repository Remote] | ||
type = IMAP | ||
remotehost = examplehost | ||
remoteuser = jgoerzen | ||
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Now, edit the ``~/.offlineimaprc`` file with your favorite editor. All you have | ||
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and exit. See? | ||
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You can just throw away the rest of the finely-crafted, perfectly-honed user | ||
manual! Of course, if you want to see how you can make OfflineIMAP | ||
manual! Of course, if you want to see how you can make OfflineIMAP | ||
FIVE TIMES FASTER FOR JUST $19.95 (err, well, $0), you have to read on our | ||
full user documentation and peruse the sample offlineimap.conf (which | ||
full user documentation and peruse the sample offlineimap.conf (which | ||
includes all available options) for further tweaks! | ||
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accounts with the mutt mail reader. | ||
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Start by creating a directory to hold your folders by running ``mkdir ~/Mail``. | ||
Then, in your ``~/.offlineimaprc``, specify:: | ||
Then, in your ``~/.offlineimaprc``, specify: | ||
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accounts = Personal, Work | ||
accounts = Personal, Work | ||
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Make sure that you have both an [Account Personal] and an [Account Work] | ||
section. The local repository for each account must have different localfolder | ||
path names. Also, make sure to enable [mbnames]. | ||
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In each local repository section, write something like this:: | ||
In each local repository section, write something like this: | ||
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localfolders = ~/Mail/Personal | ||
localfolders = ~/Mail/Personal | ||
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Finally, add these lines to your ``~/.muttrc``:: | ||
Finally, add these lines to your ``~/.muttrc``: | ||
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source ~/path-to-mbnames-muttrc-mailboxes | ||
folder-hook Personal set from="[email protected]" | ||
folder-hook Work set from="[email protected]" | ||
set mbox_type=Maildir | ||
set folder=$HOME/Mail | ||
spoolfile=+Personal/INBOX | ||
source ~/path-to-mbnames-muttrc-mailboxes | ||
folder-hook Personal set from="[email protected]" | ||
folder-hook Work set from="[email protected]" | ||
set mbox_type=Maildir | ||
set folder=$HOME/Mail | ||
spoolfile=+Personal/INBOX | ||
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That's it! | ||
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depending on the configuration. The below configuration from (originally from | ||
[email protected]) shows using a reference of Mail, a nametrans that strips the | ||
leading Mail/ off incoming folder names, and a folderfilter that limits the | ||
folders synced to just three:: | ||
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[Account Gerf] | ||
localrepository = GerfLocal | ||
remoterepository = GerfRemote | ||
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[Repository GerfLocal] | ||
type = Maildir | ||
localfolders = ~/Mail | ||
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[Repository GerfRemote] | ||
type = IMAP | ||
remotehost = gerf.org | ||
ssl = yes | ||
remoteuser = docwhat | ||
reference = Mail | ||
# Trims off the preceeding Mail on all the folder names. | ||
nametrans = lambda foldername: \ | ||
folders synced to just three: | ||
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[Account Gerf] | ||
localrepository = GerfLocal | ||
remoterepository = GerfRemote | ||
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[Repository GerfLocal] | ||
type = Maildir | ||
localfolders = ~/Mail | ||
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[Repository GerfRemote] | ||
type = IMAP | ||
remotehost = gerf.org | ||
ssl = yes | ||
remoteuser = docwhat | ||
reference = Mail | ||
# Trims off the preceeding Mail on all the folder names. | ||
nametrans = lambda foldername: \ | ||
re.sub('^Mail/', '', foldername) | ||
# Yeah, you have to mention the Mail dir, even though it | ||
# would seem intuitive that reference would trim it. | ||
folderfilter = lambda foldername: foldername in [ | ||
# Yeah, you have to mention the Mail dir, even though it | ||
# would seem intuitive that reference would trim it. | ||
folderfilter = lambda foldername: foldername in [ | ||
'Mail/INBOX', | ||
'Mail/list/zaurus-general', | ||
'Mail/list/zaurus-dev', | ||
] | ||
maxconnections = 1 | ||
holdconnectionopen = no | ||
] | ||
maxconnections = 1 | ||
holdconnectionopen = no | ||
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pythonfile Configuration File Option | ||
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on one supplied by Tommi Virtanen for this feature. | ||
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In ~/.offlineimaprc, he adds these options:: | ||
In ~/.offlineimaprc, he adds these options: | ||
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[general] | ||
pythonfile=~/.offlineimap.py | ||
[Repository foo] | ||
foldersort=mycmp | ||
[general] | ||
pythonfile=~/.offlineimap.py | ||
[Repository foo] | ||
foldersort=mycmp | ||
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Then, the ~/.offlineimap.py file will contain:: | ||
Then, the ~/.offlineimap.py file will contain: | ||
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prioritized = ['INBOX', 'personal', 'announce', 'list'] | ||
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def mycmp(x, y): | ||
for prefix in prioritized: | ||
xsw = x.startswith(prefix) | ||
ysw = y.startswith(prefix) | ||
if xsw and ysw: | ||
def mycmp(x, y): | ||
for prefix in prioritized: | ||
xsw = x.startswith(prefix) | ||
ysw = y.startswith(prefix) | ||
if xsw and ysw: | ||
return cmp(x, y) | ||
elif xsw: | ||
return -1 | ||
elif ysw: | ||
return +1 | ||
return cmp(x, y) | ||
elif xsw: | ||
return -1 | ||
elif ysw: | ||
return +1 | ||
return cmp(x, y) | ||
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def test_mycmp(): | ||
import os, os.path | ||
folders=os.listdir(os.path.expanduser('~/data/mail/[email protected]')) | ||
folders.sort(mycmp) | ||
print folders | ||
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def test_mycmp(): | ||
import os, os.path | ||
folders=os.listdir(os.path.expanduser('~/data/mail/[email protected]')) | ||
folders.sort(mycmp) | ||
print folders | ||
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This code snippet illustrates how the foldersort option can be customized with a | ||
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