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diff --git a/doc/texinfo/programs/mailutils.texi b/doc/texinfo/programs/mailutils.texi index 43d4b40d3..f008a6e0b 100644 --- a/doc/texinfo/programs/mailutils.texi +++ b/doc/texinfo/programs/mailutils.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @c This is part of the GNU Mailutils manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1999-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 1999--2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See file mailutils.texi for copying conditions. @comment ******************************************************************* @pindex mailutils @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ with Mailutils. * mailutils imap:: IMAP4 client shell. * mailutils send:: Send a message. * mailutils smtp:: Run a SMTP session. +* mailutils maildir_fixup:: Fix-up maildirs created by versions prior to 3.10.90 @end menu @node mailutils invocation syntax @@ -187,8 +188,6 @@ Link in the Maildir format support. Link in the IMAP protocol support. @item pop Link in the POP protocol support. -@item nntp -Link in the NNTP protocol support. @item mailer Enable support for mailers. @item sieve @@ -787,7 +786,7 @@ in a format suitable for backup or sending over the network (a version 1.0 format). @example -mailutils dbm dump file.db < file.dump +mailutils dbm dump file.db > file.dump @end example The produced file is suitable for input to the @option{create} (@option{load}) command. Among other uses, it provides an easy way to convert databases between various formats supported by Mailutils. For example this is how to convert the database file @file{file.db} to the GDBM database @file{new.db}: @@ -1452,3 +1451,59 @@ message: send, edit, or quit (discard) it. Internal commands are the same as in @code{pop} shell: @xref{mailutils pop, Internal commands}. +@node mailutils maildir_fixup +@subsection mailutils maildir_fixup + +This command fixes attributes and UID assignments in @samp{maildir} +mailboxes created by mailutils versions prior to 3.10.90. + +Attribute flags used in @samp{maildir} mailboxes by these versions of +mailutils were a bit different from those described in the original +description of the @samp{maildir} format@footnote{@uref{http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html}} +and those used by another implementations. The discrepancy has been +reported in the Mailutils bug tracker@footnote{@uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56428}} +and was fixed in version 3.10.90. Along with this fix, measures has +been taken to ensure persistence of UID assignments between different +sessions. Starting from version 3.10.90, whenever @command{mailutils} +library opens a maildir mailbox, it determines the version that +created it. If the mailbox is writable and the library determines +that the mailbox is affected by the two problems described above, it +fixes the mailbox on the fly. This process is completely transparent +to the user. + +If you operate a site with a large number of mailboxes in +@samp{maildir} formats, you may choose to fix up all of them at once. +That's what the @command{maildir_fixup} command is for. It takes one +or more directory names as its arguments and recursively scans these +directories in search for @samp{maildir} mailboxes. Each mailbox +found is analyzed and a fix-up is performed, if necessary. If a +mailbox is already in the new format, it remains untouched. + +The following options modify the program's behavior: + +@table @option +@item -v +@itemx --verbose +List each maildir name before processing it. + +@item -n +@itemx --dry-run +Don't touch maildirs, just print their names, +@end table + +The @command{maildir_fixup} tool reads main mailutils configuration +file by default. It looks for program-specific settings in the +section @samp{program maildir_fixup}. If the @code{include} statement +is present that has a directory name as its argument, the file +@file{maildir_fixup} is looked up in that directory and parsed, if +present. + +The program uses the following configuration statements: + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.3 0.6 +@headitem Statement @tab Reference +@item debug @tab @xref{debug statement}. +@item locking @tab @xref{locking statement}. +@item mandatory-locking @tab @FIXME-xref{mandatory-locking statement}. +@end multitable + |