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.. -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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.. _OfflineIMAP: https://github.com/nicolas33/offlineimap
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.. contents::
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.. sectnum::
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=============
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Prerequisites
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=============
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In order to use `OfflineIMAP`_, you need to have these conditions satisfied:
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1. Your mail server must support IMAP. Most Internet Service Providers and
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corporate networks do, and most operating systems have an IMAP implementation
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readily available. A special Gmail mailbox type is available to interface with
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Gmail's IMAP front-end.
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2. You must have Python version 2.6 or above installed. If you are running on
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Debian GNU/Linux, this requirement will automatically be taken care of for you.
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If you do not have Python already, check with your system administrator or
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operating system vendor; or, download it from the Python website. If you intend
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to use the SSL interface, your Python must have been built with SSL support.
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3. Have a mail reader that supports the Maildir mailbox format. Most modern
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mail readers have this support built-in, so you can choose from a wide variety
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of mail servers. This format is also known as the "qmail" format, so any mail
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reader compatible with it will work with `OfflineIMAP`_. If you do not have a
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mail reader that supports Maildir, you can often install a local IMAP server and
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point both `OfflineIMAP`_ and your mail reader at it.
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============
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Installation
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============
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You have three options:
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1. a system-wide installation with Debian
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2. a system-wide installation with other systems
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3. a single-user installation. You can checkout the latest version of
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`OfflineIMAP`_ from official `OfflineIMAP`_ repository.
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System-Wide Installation, Debian
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If you are tracking Debian unstable, you may install `OfflineIMAP`_ by simply
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running the following command as root::
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apt-get install offlineimap
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If you are not tracking Debian unstable, download the Debian `.deb` package from
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the `OfflineIMAP`_ website and then run ``dpkg -i`` to install the downloaded
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package. Then, skip to below. You will type offlineimap to invoke the
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program.
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System-Wide Installation, Other
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Download the tar.gz version of the package from the website. Then run these
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commands, making sure that you are the "root" user first::
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tar -zxvf offlineimap_x.y.z.tar.gz
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cd offlineimap-x.y.z
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python2.2 setup.py install
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On some systems, you will need to use python instead of python2.6. Next,
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proceed to below. You will type offlineimap to invoke the program.
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Single-Account Installation
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===========================
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Download the tar.gz version of the package from the website. Then run these
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commands::
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tar -zxvf offlineimap_x.y.z.tar.gz
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cd offlineimap-x.y.z
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When you want to run `OfflineIMAP`_, you will issue the cd command as above and
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then type `./offlineimap.py`; there is no installation step necessary.
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Configuration
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`OfflineIMAP`_ is regulated by a configuration file that is normally stored in
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`~/.offlineimaprc`. `OfflineIMAP`_ ships with a file named `offlineimap.conf`
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that you should copy to that location and then edit. This file is vital to
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proper operation of the system; it sets everything you need to run
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`OfflineIMAP`_. Full documentation for the configuration file is included
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within the sample file.
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`OfflineIMAP`_ also ships a file named `offlineimap.conf.minimal` that you can
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also try. It's useful if you want to get started with the most basic feature
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set, and you can read about other features later with `offlineimap.conf`.
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