Re: Converting between maildir and mbox

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Subject: Re: Converting between maildir and mbox
From: Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>
Date: 20 Dec 2001 20:58:51 -0500
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Paul 'Baloo' Johnson <baloo@ursine.dyndns.org> writes:

> So for those of us not in the know, how easy is it to switch between
> maildir and mbox in either direction and what does it involve?

First, run 'maildirmake Maildir' to create a maildir folder.  Probably
the easiest way to move your messages around is to use a MUA that is
both mbox and maildir aware, like mutt.  Just save your messages from
the mbox file to the maildir, or vice versa.

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Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>
BigNachos@jabber.org
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