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Manpage, TODO, CHANGELOG: document and record wildcard expansion in IMAP mailbox names

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Nikolaus Schulz 2010-08-09 11:40:40 +02:00
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@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ Version 0.8.0 - UNRELEASED
Like the --suffix and --prefix options, it is expanded with strftime(). Like the --suffix and --prefix options, it is expanded with strftime().
This option conflicts with archiving multiple mailboxes. Closes: feature This option conflicts with archiving multiple mailboxes. Closes: feature
request #1306538. request #1306538.
* archivemail now expands wildcards in IMAP mailbox names. For example, the
url imaps://user@server/foo/* will expand to all subfolders of foo.
Closes: feature request #1978540. Obsoletes: patch #1918937.
Version 0.7.2 - 9 November 2007 Version 0.7.2 - 9 November 2007

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@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ date-string"). This should be done without any real network I/O.
Try to port archivemail to email.message and the new mailboxes in Python 2.5. Try to port archivemail to email.message and the new mailboxes in Python 2.5.
Is these flexible enough for our needs? Is these flexible enough for our needs?
Add recursive archiving of mail subfolders?
Line out what we want with respect to multiple selection criteria. Line out what we want with respect to multiple selection criteria.
Some make sense, but this easily gets too complex, and if only it's a hassle Some make sense, but this easily gets too complex, and if only it's a hassle
with adding all the options. Hm. with adding all the options. Hm.

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@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
<RefEntry> <RefEntry>
<DocInfo><Date>31 July 2010</Date></DocInfo> <DocInfo><Date>9 August 2010</Date></DocInfo>
<RefMeta> <RefMeta>
<RefEntryTitle>archivemail</RefEntryTitle> <RefEntryTitle>archivemail</RefEntryTitle>
@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ mailboxes, but always writes <application/mbox/-format archives.
To archive an <application/IMAP/-format mailbox, use the format To archive an <application/IMAP/-format mailbox, use the format
<replaceable>imap://username:password@server/mailbox <replaceable>imap://username:password@server/mailbox
</replaceable> to specify the mailbox. </replaceable> to specify the mailbox.
<application/archivemail/ will expand wildcards in <application/IMAP/ mailbox
names according to <acronym>RFC</acronym> 3501, which says: <quote>
The character "*" is a wildcard, and matches zero or more characters at this
position. The character "%" is similar to "*", but it does not match a
hierarchy delimiter.</quote>
You can omit the password from the <acronym/URL/; use the You can omit the password from the <acronym/URL/; use the
<option>--pwfile</option> option to make <command/archivemail/ read the <option>--pwfile</option> option to make <command/archivemail/ read the
password from a file, or alternatively just enter it upon request. password from a file, or alternatively just enter it upon request.
@ -626,6 +631,18 @@ that are older than 90 days to compressed mailboxes in the
Note the protected quotes. Note the protected quotes.
</Para> </Para>
</InformalExample> </InformalExample>
<InformalExample>
<Para>
To archive all mails older than 180 days in subfolders of "foo" on the
given <application/IMAP/ server to corresponding archives in the current
working directory, reading the password from the file
<filename>~/imap-pass.txt</filename>:
</Para>
<screen>
<prompt>bash$ </prompt><userinput>archivemail --pwfile=~/imap-pass.txt imaps://user@example.org/foo/*</userinput>
</screen>
</InformalExample>
</RefSect1> </RefSect1>
<RefSect1> <RefSect1>