Incoming from Chris Bannister:
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 12:06:04PM -0700, s. keeling wrote:
> > Incoming from horseriver:
> > >
> > > I subscribed a mail list at date X , Now I want to import these mails
> > > which are
> > > post before X , How can I do ?
> >
> > Just brainstorming here.
> >
> > i) please give a better description of your problem.
>
> The description is pretty clear.
No, it's not. Considering how many ways this stuff is handled
nowadays, it's not a drop dead simple situation. You assume too much.
> > ii) what format are mails stored in (ASCII, mbox/maildir, ...)?
>
> Does it matter?
Well YAA! Did you just fall off the turnip truck?!?
> > iii) what, specifically, is the problem you're running into (error
> > messages, corrupted data, whatever).
>
> He doesn't appear to be "running into" any problem importing them,
> simply because he doesn't know where to start.
He's asking us for answers, so he's obviously experiencing some sort
of problem, yes? Duh.
> AFAIUI, it is not possible to import mails for a mailing list which were
> sent *before* you joined. I suggest reading/searching the archives of
> the list in question.
>
> IOW, it is not something mutt can do.
You need another cup of coffee.
All mutt needs to do is make sense of the result. Period.
[Apologies if this reaks with hostility; it isn't meant. Understanding
error reports and missives from users is an art. I like to think of
it as "bang your head on the wall until it falls over." I've listened
to too many "mere users" complaining about us geeks not understanding
them. We need to step up our game.]
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