From: David Mazieres Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:42:51 +0000 (+1700) Subject: ANNOUNCE: muchsync 0 - share notmuch DB across machines X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=aad4b45ec8c3f59316488887ac50ec9278eaf88a;p=notmuch-archives.git ANNOUNCE: muchsync 0 - share notmuch DB across machines --- diff --git a/48/c31939d8c059e36c23def57a07c02cf1eb6bdc b/48/c31939d8c059e36c23def57a07c02cf1eb6bdc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d30df528a --- /dev/null +++ b/48/c31939d8c059e36c23def57a07c02cf1eb6bdc @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +Return-Path: + +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABBFC6DE1006 + for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:47:59 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -1.174 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.174 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=1.677, + RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.55, SPF_PASS=-0.001] + autolearn=disabled +Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id PcfiqTdXPC0h for ; + Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:47:57 -0700 (PDT) +X-Greylist: delayed 304 seconds by postgrey-1.35 at arlo; + Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:47:57 PDT +Received: from market.scs.stanford.edu (market.scs.stanford.edu [171.66.3.10]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4C5416DE0FB0 + for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:47:57 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from market.scs.stanford.edu (localhost.scs.stanford.edu + [127.0.0.1]) by market.scs.stanford.edu (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id + t3HNgqUe005333 for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:42:52 -0700 + (PDT) +Received: (from dm@localhost) + by market.scs.stanford.edu (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id t3HNgp0M029222; + Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:42:51 -0700 (PDT) +X-Authentication-Warning: market.scs.stanford.edu: dm set sender to + return-5w4qjvpgn59hbcfz9ec6p3fhya@ta.scs.stanford.edu using -f +From: David Mazieres +To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: ANNOUNCE: muchsync 0 - share notmuch DB across machines +Reply-To: David Mazieres expires 2015-07-16 PDT + +Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:42:51 -0700 +Message-ID: <87wq1as4n8.fsf@ta.scs.stanford.edu> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:47:59 -0000 + +I'm pleased to announce the release of muchsync: + + http://www.muchsync.org/ + +Muchsync is a notmuch mail synchronizer. It lets you keep a full copy +of your notmuch database on every one of your computers. Muchsync +properly synchronizes maildir contents and notmuch tags, obeying the no +lost updates rule and sensibly but conservatively resolving update +conflicts with no manual intervention. + +After initialization (which is slow because it has to download and +re-index all of your mail), muchsync is bandwidth efficient and works +well over high-latency networks. It is much faster than alternatives +such as offlineimap, particularly when you have lots of different +maildirs. + +I originally had plans to rename the utility syncmuch and add tons of +features. However, as soon as I ran the first tests of the system, I +found that I could not go back to any other way of reading email and my +test became production use. Just this base functionality has been +enough to solve all of my email problems for the last 13 months. I'm +therefore releasing it in the hopes that others will similarly find it +useful. (And if muchsync ever takes off, there are small changes to the +notmuch API we can discuss that would make it even more efficient...) + +David