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   Computer Nerd Kev to All   
   Re: Citadel? Courier? Cyrus? Dovecot? -    
   05 Jan 26 06:37:31   
   
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   Markus Robert Kessler  wrote:   
   > On 4 Jan 2026 08:05:59 +1000 Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >> movemail imaps://foo@example.com/draft mh:///tmp/Mail/draft   
   >>    
   >> I just tested that and it works for me. I can't see any way to download   
   >> all the folders with one command like you asked before though.   
   >>    
   >> By the way, if you want to keep the messages on the server, you probably   
   >> want to use the "--sync=uidnext" option:   
   >>    
   >> https://www.mailutils.org/manual/html_node/Sync.html   
   >    
   > Yes, this way, download by foldername works, thanks!   
   >    
   > When wanting the emails to remain on the server, flag '-p' (keep messages)    
   > can be used. What does "--sync=uidnext" differently?   
      
   As explained at the link, adding "--sync=uidnext" avoids   
   re-downloading old messages that have already been retrieved when   
   you run it again.   
      
   > B.t.w., just trying to download folders with special characters in them,    
   > like "Entwurfe" (drafts). I did not make it yet to get this encoded (for    
   > instance "u" in html: ü)   
      
   With percent encoding that character turns into "%FC", or "%C3%BC"   
   if it uses UTF-8. There's a conversion table here:   
      
   https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp   
      
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