Import problem with maildir format from Courier Mail Server backup

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Import Export Tools that supports Thunderbird v68-v128

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Import problem with maildir format from Courier Mail Server backup #39

Open stuart12 opened 4 years ago

stuart12 commented 4 years ago

hello, ImportExportTools NG version 4.0.4 does not import email in the Maildir format used by courier-mta. When I use Import all messages from a directory → also from its subdirectories in the "Maildir" directory in my backup of my dead Debian courier-mta server, I get a new folder for every directory in the "Maildir" but they are all empty. There are other ways to import messages from a backup of courier-mta (by running imapd and reading the message via IMAP) so if ImportExportTools NG is not meant to be able to read this Maildir format perhaps this could just be noted. Thanks for this plugin.

cleidigh commented 4 years ago

@stuart12 Thanks for the post. You may have seen looking at a couple import issues. This is the first one on maildir issues so bear with me.

I can only test maildir imports by creating and exporting them with the extension itself. I will be doing that as one test. If there is some format issue with your files (I am not leaning way) then I would probably need an example from you. Before we get to that we will try easier things.
Are you importing into a folder with maildir storage format? which type of folder also?
Have you tried importing a small set of e-mails?

cleidigh commented 4 years ago

@stuart12 The original extension nor NG natively import maildir files. Thunderbird can use that format correctly though so I think we just have to figure out how to structure it. I can take a look at it.

cleidigh commented 4 years ago

@stuart12 Have you tried just doing a direct Copy of the files into a Local Folder (configured as maildir) I think it should just recognize them. I am going to do the same tomorrow. let me know.