[Evolution] Re: Converting from MH to Evolution

["Lance A. Brown" <labrown nc rr com>]

Not Zed <notzed ximian com> writes:

> What exactly are sequences?

MH uses sequences to track which messages are read, unread, etc.
Users can use them to mark groups of messages with specific tags, etc.

> Although i'm not sure the code works as well as it shoudl with this
> (it is supposed to ...) you should just be able to create a 'mh'
> mail tree inside evolution without having to change anything at all
> ...  That should at least let you try the idea out in a
> non-destructive manner. Things like read flags and so forth aren't
> terribly well supported however.

Yep, exactly.  The #mh/ folderspace works in imap, but is broken with
respect to sequences.  I can't tell which messages are unread, for
example.

> Long term i'd suggest changing to use maildir as your folder format,
> as stated before, procmail can still be used to filter your messages
> directly into a maildir tree.  You can then just point evolition at
> the maildir tree (this *does* work well at the moment).  mh has some
> technical issues which make maildir a much better solution.  You can
> then access that directly through evo, or a text client that
> supports it (e.g. mutt, pine with patches) or via imap, or whatever
> you want.

Which imap server(s) supports maildir format?

> So basically apart from changing your mailbox formats to maildir,
> the operation of your system should essentially remain the same.
> i.e.  incoming -> procmail -> folder tree.  Evolution can access the
> folder tree simultaneously with other programs/procmail etc and/or
> you can use imap and whatnot.

This sounds like it might work.

--[Lance]