Re: [Evolution] Quick tool to import a directory of mbox-style files

[NotZed <notzed helixcode com>]

Naah its completely safe.  mbox will add an X-Evolution header
if it doesn't see one and index the message to boot on its first
open.

> 
> I'm not sure that's a good idea because Evolution adds it's own headers
> (X-Evolution) to the header when you use it's import feature, copying the
> files to the evolution directory may work but there may be problems
> 
> Dan, any comments?
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Joe Ammond wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 14:49:42 -0400
> > To: evolution helixcode com
> > From: Joe Ammond <jra twinight org>
> > Subject: [Evolution] Quick tool to import a directory of mbox-style files
> > 
> > I wanted to import my old ~/Mail directory with 15+ years of stored mail
> > into Evolution (a nice stress-test), so I came up with this quick and
> > dirty hack to mass-import a directory of mbox-style files and
> > subdirectories
> > into the specified Evolution folder.  I'm sending it here in case it
> > might
> > be useful to other Evolution users.
> > 
> > Useage: mbox-import /path/to/evolution/local/foldername.  It reads all
> > files and subdirectories, and copies them into the specified folder.  It
> > descends into subdirectories and does the Right Thing (I hope).  Each
> > mbox file is created as a subfolder of the specified folder, with 
> > subdirectories created as sub-subfolders.
> > 
> > Caveats: Only been tested with mbox-style folders.  Will copy any file,
> > regardless of whether it's an mbox folder.  Copies, not moves.  Shouldn't
> > touch the original files.  Only tested on my machines (RH6.2, Solaris 7).
> > YMMV. 
> > 
> > ja.
> > -- 
> > Joe Ammond                                                 
> > jra twinight org
> > 
> > 
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