>> Richard I Cook MD wrote: 
>> 
>> 3. Any advice on what I can do with my 20GB of offline mail messages stored 
>> by Apple Mail?


> Fredrik Jonsson <f...@xdeb.org> wrote:

> 
> You can get an e-mail provider that allow you to store that mush or set up a 
> local IMAP server. I do the later and it works really well but it is some 
> work to set up and maintain.
> 
> Running dovecot as a local only IMAP server on OS X 
> <https://xdeb.org/node/1607>



I believe Apple's "On My Mac" (local-only) mailboxes do not conform to the MBOX 
standard even though they have an .mbox extension.  To avoid grappling with 
this, you might want to buy Emailchemy ($30), which will convert your Apple 
mailboxes into various standard mailbox formats.  It also includes its own 
local IMAP server, so you don't need to learn how to configure dovecot.  It is 
quick and easy to setup.

http://www.weirdkid.com/products/emailchemy/

I recommend initially testing Emailchemy by converting just a single folder 
before you tell it to convert your entire "On My Mac" mailbox.

Bob Stern
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