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   On 2 Jan 2026 07:43:14 +1000 Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >> movemail -v imaps://no_reply@dipl-ing-kessler.de mh:///home/[user]/Mail   
   >>    
   >> If you have special characters like '@' in the username, you may need to   
   >> percent-encode them, eg. "%40".   
   >>    
   >> https://www.mailutils.org/wiki/Fetching_Mail_with_Movemail   
       
   On 2026-01-03, Markus Robert Kessler  wrote:   
   >> I use MH format for storing the mail, check what format/s your email   
   >> client understands and change "mh://" to suit.   
   >>    
   >> https://www.mailutils.org/manual/html_node/Local-Mailboxes.html   
   >>    
   >> I actually use POP to get mail using movemail myself, but it works with   
   >> IMAP too.   
   >   
   > Anyway, is there an option to automatically transmit content of more than    
   > 1 folder, i.e. inbox, draft and sent... at once?   
      
   What is this "mh:" in a URL? Never saw that before. Is that part of   
   the generic URL specification? Or is this a quirk of the "movemail"   
   program?   
      
   I guess I need to get out "man movemail" or see what's in   
   /usr/share/docs ...   
      
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   Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California   
      
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