Return-Path: X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CA85431FD0 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:27:11 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.3 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3] autolearn=disabled Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id RSEptzRjaSit for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:27:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ipex1.johnshopkins.edu (ipex1.johnshopkins.edu [162.129.8.141]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F10D9431FB6 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:27:10 -0700 (PDT) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.63,219,1299474000"; d="scan'208";a="55233152" Received: from dyn-butler-159-94.dyn.columbia.edu (HELO gogo.home) ([128.59.159.94]) by ipex1.johnshopkins.edu with ESMTP/TLS/AES256-SHA; 21 Mar 2011 11:27:06 -0400 Received: from jkr by gogo.home with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Q1h0b-0001L0-Lt; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:27:05 -0400 From: Jesse Rosenthal To: Mueen Nawaz , notmuch@notmuchmail.org Subject: Re: Questions about importing mail (mbox) In-Reply-To: <87bp15m9oz.fsf@fester.com> References: <87bp15m9oz.fsf@fester.com> User-Agent: Notmuch/0.5-81-g708c4f4 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/23.2.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:27:05 -0400 Message-ID: <87wrjstrxy.fsf@gogo.home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:27:11 -0000 On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:30:52 -0700, Mueen Nawaz wrote: > > So I want to know: When you guys switched to notmuch, how did you ensure > you did not miss any emails. I really, really, really don't want to lose > any emails in this process! I didn't need to convert when I started using notmuch, but for past mbox-to-maildir conversions, I always had the most confidence in using mutt interactively. Tag all messages (S-t, all), copy or save to a maildir, and make sure your mbox_type is set appropriately. There are scripts out there to automate it, but if you're worried about missing something, doing it by hand might work a bit better for you. (You can also do it in chunks by date to make sure everything is moving over.) Not the most efficient, but you should only have to do it once. Best, Jesse