Re: GMail backup on debian
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:21:44 +0000, T o n g wrote:
> Thanks a lot for your detailed explanations, Camaleón.
>
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:13:04 +0000, Camaleón wrote:
>
>>> Moreover, how can I view those folders in thunderbird? (I was able to
>>> view local mailbox files before, but somehow I can't do it now)
>>
>> You only have to create a new IMAP account in Iceweasel/Thunderbird for
>> your Gmail account and then you can access your Gmail's folder/sub-
>> folders as in any other IMAP server.
>
> Oh, I meant to ask how to view *local* mail (in Maildir, or in mailbox
> files) using Iceweasel/Thunderbird. More of an offline viewer for local
> files, not with remote accounts.
Oops, sorry :-)
Thunderbird works natively/internally with mbox formated files so if, for
example, you have a file ("big_gmail.mbox") with all your stored e-mails,
to view them locally all you have to do is put that mbox file under your
current Thunderbird folder profile (for instance, "~/.mozilla-thunderbird/
profile.default/Mail/Local Folders/gmail/big_gmail" and you are done
(just in case, remove the ".mbox" extension if present).
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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