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OfflineImap README
==================
OfflineImap
===========
Description
-----------
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Documentation
-------------
The documentation is included (in .rst format) in the `docs` directory.
Read it directly or generate nice html docs (python-sphinx needed) and/or
the man page (python-docutils needed) while being in the `docs` dir via::
The documentation is included (in .rst format) in the `docs` directory.
Read it directly or generate nice html docs (python-sphinx needed) and/or
the man page (python-docutils needed) while being in the `docs` dir via:
'make doc' (user docs), 'make man' (man page only) or 'make' (both)
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===========
First, install OfflineIMAP. See docs/INSTALL.rst or read
http://docs.offlineimap.org/en/latest/INSTALL.html.
http://docs.offlineimap.org/en/latest/INSTALL.html.
(hint: `sudo python setup.py install`)
Second, set up your configuration file and run it! The distribution
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simply copy this file into your home directory and name it
``.offlineimaprc``. A command such as ``cp offlineimap.conf.minimal
~/.offlineimaprc`` will do it. Or, if you prefer, you can just copy
this text to ``~/.offlineimaprc``::
this text to ``~/.offlineimaprc``:
[general]
accounts = Test
[general]
accounts = Test
[Account Test]
localrepository = Local
remoterepository = Remote
[Account Test]
localrepository = Local
remoterepository = Remote
[Repository Local]
type = Maildir
localfolders = ~/Test
[Repository Local]
type = Maildir
localfolders = ~/Test
[Repository Remote]
type = IMAP
remotehost = examplehost
remoteuser = jgoerzen
[Repository Remote]
type = IMAP
remotehost = examplehost
remoteuser = jgoerzen
Now, edit the ``~/.offlineimaprc`` file with your favorite editor. All you have
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and exit. See?
You can just throw away the rest of the finely-crafted, perfectly-honed user
manual! Of course, if you want to see how you can make OfflineIMAP
manual! Of course, if you want to see how you can make OfflineIMAP
FIVE TIMES FASTER FOR JUST $19.95 (err, well, $0), you have to read on our
full user documentation and peruse the sample offlineimap.conf (which
full user documentation and peruse the sample offlineimap.conf (which
includes all available options) for further tweaks!
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accounts with the mutt mail reader.
Start by creating a directory to hold your folders by running ``mkdir ~/Mail``.
Then, in your ``~/.offlineimaprc``, specify::
Then, in your ``~/.offlineimaprc``, specify:
accounts = Personal, Work
accounts = Personal, Work
Make sure that you have both an [Account Personal] and an [Account Work]
section. The local repository for each account must have different localfolder
path names. Also, make sure to enable [mbnames].
In each local repository section, write something like this::
In each local repository section, write something like this:
localfolders = ~/Mail/Personal
localfolders = ~/Mail/Personal
Finally, add these lines to your ``~/.muttrc``::
Finally, add these lines to your ``~/.muttrc``:
source ~/path-to-mbnames-muttrc-mailboxes
folder-hook Personal set from="youremail@personal.com"
folder-hook Work set from="youremail@work.com"
set mbox_type=Maildir
set folder=$HOME/Mail
spoolfile=+Personal/INBOX
source ~/path-to-mbnames-muttrc-mailboxes
folder-hook Personal set from="youremail@personal.com"
folder-hook Work set from="youremail@work.com"
set mbox_type=Maildir
set folder=$HOME/Mail
spoolfile=+Personal/INBOX
That's it!
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depending on the configuration. The below configuration from (originally from
docwhat@gerf.org) shows using a reference of Mail, a nametrans that strips the
leading Mail/ off incoming folder names, and a folderfilter that limits the
folders synced to just three::
folders synced to just three:
[Account Gerf]
localrepository = GerfLocal
remoterepository = GerfRemote
[Account Gerf]
localrepository = GerfLocal
remoterepository = GerfRemote
[Repository GerfLocal]
type = Maildir
localfolders = ~/Mail
[Repository GerfLocal]
type = Maildir
localfolders = ~/Mail
[Repository GerfRemote]
type = IMAP
remotehost = gerf.org
ssl = yes
remoteuser = docwhat
reference = Mail
# Trims off the preceeding Mail on all the folder names.
nametrans = lambda foldername: \
[Repository GerfRemote]
type = IMAP
remotehost = gerf.org
ssl = yes
remoteuser = docwhat
reference = Mail
# Trims off the preceeding Mail on all the folder names.
nametrans = lambda foldername: \
re.sub('^Mail/', '', foldername)
# Yeah, you have to mention the Mail dir, even though it
# would seem intuitive that reference would trim it.
folderfilter = lambda foldername: foldername in [
# Yeah, you have to mention the Mail dir, even though it
# would seem intuitive that reference would trim it.
folderfilter = lambda foldername: foldername in [
'Mail/INBOX',
'Mail/list/zaurus-general',
'Mail/list/zaurus-dev',
]
maxconnections = 1
holdconnectionopen = no
]
maxconnections = 1
holdconnectionopen = no
pythonfile Configuration File Option
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on one supplied by Tommi Virtanen for this feature.
In ~/.offlineimaprc, he adds these options::
In ~/.offlineimaprc, he adds these options:
[general]
pythonfile=~/.offlineimap.py
[Repository foo]
foldersort=mycmp
[general]
pythonfile=~/.offlineimap.py
[Repository foo]
foldersort=mycmp
Then, the ~/.offlineimap.py file will contain::
Then, the ~/.offlineimap.py file will contain:
prioritized = ['INBOX', 'personal', 'announce', 'list']
def mycmp(x, y):
for prefix in prioritized:
xsw = x.startswith(prefix)
ysw = y.startswith(prefix)
if xsw and ysw:
def mycmp(x, y):
for prefix in prioritized:
xsw = x.startswith(prefix)
ysw = y.startswith(prefix)
if xsw and ysw:
return cmp(x, y)
elif xsw:
return -1
elif ysw:
return +1
return cmp(x, y)
elif xsw:
return -1
elif ysw:
return +1
return cmp(x, y)
def test_mycmp():
import os, os.path
folders=os.listdir(os.path.expanduser('~/data/mail/tv@hq.yok.utu.fi'))
folders.sort(mycmp)
print folders
def test_mycmp():
import os, os.path
folders=os.listdir(os.path.expanduser('~/data/mail/tv@hq.yok.utu.fi'))
folders.sort(mycmp)
print folders
This code snippet illustrates how the foldersort option can be customized with a