53 lines
905 B
Groff
53 lines
905 B
Groff
.TH maildir2mbox 1
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.SH NAME
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maildir2mbox \- move mail from a maildir to an mbox
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B maildir2mbox
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B maildir2mbox
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moves mail from a
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.IR maildir -format
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directory to an
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.IR mbox -format
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file.
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You must supply three environment variables to
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.BR maildir2mbox :
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.B MAILDIR
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is the name of your
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.I maildir
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directory;
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.B MAIL
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is the name of your
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.I mbox
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file;
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and
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.B MAILTMP
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is a temporary file that
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.B maildir2mbox
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can overwrite.
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.B MAILTMP
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and
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.B MAIL
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must be on the same filesystem.
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.B maildir2mbox
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is reliable:
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it will not remove messages
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from
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.B MAILDIR
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until the messages have been successfully appended to
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.BR MAIL .
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.B maildir2mbox
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locks
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.B MAIL
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to protect against simultaneous access by a mail reader.
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This locking system does not protect against simultaneous access
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by another
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.BR maildir2mbox ;
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you should run only one
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.B maildir2mbox
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at a time.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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maildir(5)
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