Hi, Thanks but ...
On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 07:52:39PM -0400, Matthew Gabeler-Lee wrote: > Package: getmail4 > Version: 4.53.0-1 > Severity: wishlist > Tags: patch > > Attached is an improved (IMO) version of /usr/bin/getmails that launches a > separate getmail process for each config file, in parallel, and then waits > for them to all complete, exiting with the "worst" (greatest) exit code of > any of the individual instances. > > I wrote this for myself because I'm using it to keep a backup of a couple > gmail accounts that are now, for some reason, taking nearly 30 minutes each > just to enumerate the list of messages (I have a feeling I may have hit some > overuse throttle at Google since the message list data is coming down at > dialup speeds). > > Loosely relates to #863856, but does not implement that suggestion. Also > not handled (at least not in any pretty way) is what happens if you run it > with no getmail configs in the specified directory. I thought about it but didn't do this. I understand your needs but this will cause screen output with -v a bit difficult to read. If you make this feature addition patch as an optional feature enabled by "-p" option, I will take it ;-) Also if you can update manpage accordingly, I appreciate. Osamu
