[Evolution] archiving old mail?
I'd like to archive old mail, automatically. When I used MH, it was simple enough to write a script to use the relevant MH commands to find mail older than a month and move it into an "archive" subfolder. With Evolution, it ought to be reasonably straightforward, given that the mail is stored in an mbox-style file. My only fear is that if I move mail out of a file (while Evolution is shut down, of course :-)), I'll confuse its indexing mechanism. So, my questions: 1. Anybody done this already and care to share? 2. Need I fear the indexing, or will Evolution notice the difference in the mtimes and reindex on its own? 3. Is there some nifty, hidden API that'll help me do this, so that I don't have to munge the files directly? Thanks! John -- John Klassa / Cisco Systems / RTP, NC / USA / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / <>< [ Save bits! Don't quote entire threads in your reply. ] ___ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
Re: [Evolution] archiving old mail?
On Thu, 2002-01-31 at 08:01, John Klassa wrote: > > I'd like to archive old mail, automatically. When I used MH, it was > simple enough to write a script to use the relevant MH commands to find > mail older than a month and move it into an "archive" subfolder. > > With Evolution, it ought to be reasonably straightforward, given that > the mail is stored in an mbox-style file. Just use MH storage for your folders ! mbox is the default, but MH and Maildir are also supported. Richard. -- Richard Bellavance COGNICASE inc. Analyste-programmeur principal Hébergement, sécurité et réseaux T.: 514-732-8000 #4153 20, Place du Commerce F.: 514-732-8021 Verdun, Qc, H3E 1Z6, CANADA ___ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
Re: [Evolution] archiving old mail?
On Thu, 2002-01-31 at 13:01, John Klassa wrote: > 2. Need I fear the indexing, or will Evolution notice the difference in > the mtimes and reindex on its own? I've seen the developers state several times that the index will be regenerated if the mbox is newer. > 3. Is there some nifty, hidden API that'll help me do this, so that I > don't have to munge the files directly? No, but there is an exported mail API called Camel. I have no idea how it works, but the people on [EMAIL PROTECTED] do. Ross -- Ross Burton Software Engineer OneEighty Software Ltd Tel: +44 20 8680 8712 Cygnet HouseFax: +44 20 8680 8453 12-14 Sydenham Road [EMAIL PROTECTED] Croydon, Surrey CR9 2ET, UK http://www.180sw.com./ Under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act 2000 together with any and all Regulations in force pursuant to the Act OneEighty Software Ltd reserves the right to monitor any or all incoming or outgoing communications as provided for under the Act signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [Evolution] archiving old mail?
As long as you delete the mbox.ev-summary files that correspond to any mbox files that you change, Evolution will be okay. Jeff On Thu, 2002-01-31 at 08:01, John Klassa wrote: > > I'd like to archive old mail, automatically. When I used MH, it was > simple enough to write a script to use the relevant MH commands to find > mail older than a month and move it into an "archive" subfolder. > > With Evolution, it ought to be reasonably straightforward, given that > the mail is stored in an mbox-style file. My only fear is that if I > move mail out of a file (while Evolution is shut down, of course :-)), > I'll confuse its indexing mechanism. > > So, my questions: > > 1. Anybody done this already and care to share? > > 2. Need I fear the indexing, or will Evolution notice the difference in > the mtimes and reindex on its own? > > 3. Is there some nifty, hidden API that'll help me do this, so that I > don't have to munge the files directly? > > Thanks! > > John > > -- > John Klassa / Cisco Systems / RTP, NC / USA / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / <>< > [ Save bits! Don't quote entire threads in your reply. ] > > > ___ > evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution -- Jeffrey Stedfast Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.ximian.com ___ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
