Re: Old mail - how to get access
Paul Scott wrote:
Marc Shapiro wrote:
That sound like maildir folders, as opposed to mbox. Does
Thunderbird handle maildir?
Maybe my description wasn't complete enough but I am talking about
mbox which I believe is what Netscape and Mozilla have always used.
My first sentence says this even if tersely.
Yes, you were talking about mbox folders, but I am not sure that the OP
was. Tony posted:
"The Mail directory is in my home directory and under that are the
subfolders, then in the subfolders are numbered files each containing
one email. Does this sound familiar and is it a Netscape Communicator
mail directory?"
Individual numbered files, each containing a single e-mail message is
*not* mbox. That would, I believe, be maildir.
Since I use Thunderbird with mbox, I can't vouch for what mail clients
can read maildir files. According to 'apt-cache show mutt', however,
mutt can handle maildir, so your suggestion, Paul, of using it should
certainly work. Can anyone help Tony out with other possibilities? Or,
is mutt OK with you, Tony?
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