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><H1
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>I. OfflineIMAP Manual</H1
><DIV
CLASS="TOC"
><DL
><DT
><B
>Table of Contents</B
></DT
><DT
><A
HREF="#AEN3"
>offlineimap</A
>&nbsp;--&nbsp;Powerful IMAP/Maildir synchronization
	and reader support</DT
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><H1
><A
NAME="AEN3"
></A
>offlineimap</H1
><DIV
CLASS="REFNAMEDIV"
><A
NAME="AEN15"
></A
><H2
>Name</H2
>OfflineIMAP&nbsp;--&nbsp;Powerful IMAP/Maildir synchronization
	and reader support</DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV"
><A
NAME="AEN18"
></A
><H2
>Synopsis</H2
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>offlineimap</B
>  [-1] [-P <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>profiledir</I
></TT
>] [-a <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>accountlist</I
></TT
>] [-c <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>configfile</I
></TT
>] [-d <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>debugtype[,...]</I
></TT
>] [-l <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>filename</I
></TT
>] [-o] [-u <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>interface</I
></TT
>]</P
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>offlineimap</B
>   -h | --help </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN40"
></A
><H2
>Description</H2
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is  a  tool  to  simplify  your  e-mail
	reading.  With <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>, you can read the same mailbox
	from multiple computers.  You get a current copy of your
	messages on each computer, and changes you make one place will be
	visible on all other systems.  For instance, you can delete a message
	on your home computer, and it will appear deleted on your work
	computer as well.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is also useful if you want to
	use a mail reader that does not have IMAP support, has poor IMAP
	support, or does not provide disconnected operation.
      </P
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>FAST</I
></SPAN
>; it synchronizes
        my two accounts with over 50 folders in 3 seconds.  Other
        similar tools might take over a minute, and achieve a
        less-reliable result.  Some mail readers can take over 10
        minutes to do the same thing, and some don't even support it
        at all.  Unlike other mail tools, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> features a
        multi-threaded synchronization algorithm that can dramatically
        speed up performance in many situations by synchronizing
        several different things simultaneously.
      </P
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>FLEXIBLE</I
></SPAN
>; you can
        customize which folders are synced via regular expressions,
        lists, or Python expressions; a versatile and comprehensive
        configuration file is used to control behavior; two user
        interfaces are built-in; fine-tuning of synchronization
        performance is possible; internal or external automation is
        supported; SSL and PREAUTH tunnels are both supported; offline
        (or "unplugged") reading is supported; and esoteric IMAP
        features are supported to ensure compatibility with the widest
        variety of IMAP servers.
      </P
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>SAFE</I
></SPAN
>; it uses an
        algorithm designed to prevent mail loss at all costs.  Because
        of the design of this algorithm, even programming errors
        should not result in loss of mail.  I am so confident in the
        algorithm that I use my own personal and work accounts for
        testing of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> pre-release, development, and beta
	releases.  Of course, legally speaking, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> comes
        with no warranty, so I am not responsible if this turns out
        to be wrong.
      </P
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN58"
></A
><H3
>Method of Operation</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> traditionally 
	  operates by maintaining a hierarchy of
	  mail folders in Maildir format locally.  Your own mail
	  reader will read mail from this tree, and need never know
	  that the mail comes from IMAP.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> will detect
	  changes to the mail folders on your IMAP server and your own
	  computer and bi-directionally synchronize them, copying,
	  marking, and deleting messages as necessary.
        </P
><P
>	  With <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> 4.0, a powerful new ability has been
	  introduced -- the program can now synchronize two IMAP
	  servers with each other, with no need to have a Maildir
	  layer in-between.  Many people use this if they use a mail
	  reader on their local machine that does not support
	  Maildirs.  People may install an IMAP server on their local
	  machine, and point both <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> and their mail reader
	  of choice at it.  This is often preferable to the mail
	  reader's own IMAP support since <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> supports many
	  features (offline reading, for one) that most IMAP-aware
	  readers don't.  However, this feature is not as time-tested
	  as traditional syncing, so my advice is to stick with normal
	  methods of operation for the time being.
	</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN67"
></A
><H2
>Quick Start</H2
><P
>If you have already installed <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> system-wide,
        or your system administrator has done that for you, your task
        for setting up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> for the first time is quite
        simple.  You just need to set up your configuration file, make
        your folder directory, and run it!
      </P
><P
>You can quickly set up your configuration file.  The distribution
	  includes a file <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>offlineimap.conf.minimal</TT
>
	  (Debian users
        may find this at
          <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/usr/share/doc/offlineimap/examples/offlineimap.conf.minimal</TT
>) that is a basic example of setting of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>.  You can
	  simply copy this file into your home directory and name it
	  <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>.offlineimaprc</TT
> (note the leading period).  A
	  command such as <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>cp offlineimap.conf.minimal ~/.offlineimaprc</B
> will do it.  Or, if you prefer, you can just copy this text to
	  <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimaprc</TT
>:
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>[general]
accounts = Test

[Account Test]
localrepository = Local
remoterepository = Remote

[Repository Local]
type = Maildir
localfolders = ~/Test

[Repository Remote]
type = IMAP
remotehost = examplehost
remoteuser = jgoerzen</PRE
><P
>Now, edit the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimaprc</TT
> file with
	  your favorite editor.  All you have to do is specify a directory
	  for your folders to be in (on the <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>localfolders</SPAN
>
	  line), the host name of your IMAP server (on the
	  <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>remotehost</SPAN
> line), and your login name on
	  the remote (on the <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>remoteuser</SPAN
> line).  That's
	  it!</P
><P
>To run <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>, you just have to say
	  <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>offlineimap</B
> -- it will fire up, ask you for
	  a login password if necessary, synchronize your folders, and exit.
	  See?  You can just throw away the rest of this finely-crafted,
	  perfectly-honed manual!  Of course, if you want to see how you can
	  make <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> FIVE TIMES FASTER FOR JUST $19.95 (err, well,
	  $0), you have to read on!
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN89"
></A
><H2
>Installation</H2
><P
>If you are reading this document via the "man" command, it is
	likely
	that you have no installation tasks to perform; your system
	administrator has already installed it.  If you need to install it
	yourself, you have three options: a system-wide installation with
	Debian, system-wide installation with other systems, and a single-user
	installation.  You can download the latest version of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> from
	<A
HREF="http://quux.org/devel/offlineimap/"
TARGET="_top"
>the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	website</A
>.
      </P
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN95"
></A
><H3
>Prerequisites</H3
><P
>In order to use <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>, you need to have these conditions
	  satisfied:
	</P
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>Your mail server must support IMAP.  Most Internet Service
	      Providers
	      and corporate networks do, and most operating systems
	      have an IMAP
	      implementation readily available.
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      You must have Python version 2.2.1 or above installed.
	      If you are
	      running on Debian GNU/Linux, this requirement will automatically be
	      taken care of for you.  If you do not have Python already, check with
	      your system administrator or operating system vendor; or, download it from
	      <A
HREF="http://www.python.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>the Python website</A
>.
	      If you intend to use the Tk interface, you must have Tkinter
		(python-tk) installed.  If you intend to use the SSL interface, your
		Python must have been built with SSL support.
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      Have a mail reader that supports the Maildir mailbox
	      format.  Most modern mail readers have this support
	      built-in, so you can choose from a wide variety of mail
	      servers.  This format is also known as the "qmail"
	      format, so any mail reader compatible with it will work
	      with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>.  If you do not have a mail reader
	      that supports Maildir, you can often install a local
	      IMAP server and point both <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> and your mail
	      reader at it.
	    </P
></LI
></UL
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN109"
></A
><H3
>System-Wide Installation, Debian</H3
><P
>	  If you are tracking Debian unstable, you may install
	  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> by simply running the following command as root:
	</P
><P
>	  <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>apt-get install offlineimap</B
>
	</P
><P
>	  If you are not tracking Debian unstable, download the Debian .deb
	  package from the <A
HREF="http://quux.org/devel/offlineimap/"
TARGET="_top"
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> website</A
>
	  and then run <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>dpkg -i</B
> to install the downloaded
	  package.  Then, skip to <A
HREF="#CONFIGURATION"
><I
>Configuration</I
></A
> below.  You will type <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>offlineimap</B
> to
	  invoke the program.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN121"
></A
><H3
>System-Wide Installation, Other</H3
><P
>	  Download the tar.gz version of the package from the
	  <A
HREF="http://quux.org/devel/offlineimap/"
TARGET="_top"
>website</A
>.
	  Then run
	  these commands, making sure that you are the "root" user first:
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>tar -zxvf offlineimap_x.y.z.tar.gz
cd offlineimap-x.y.z
python2.2 setup.py install</PRE
><P
>On some systems, you will need to use
	  <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>python</B
> instead of <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>python2.2</B
>.
	  Next, proceed to <A
HREF="#CONFIGURATION"
><I
>Configuration</I
></A
> below.  You will type <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>offlineimap</B
> to
	  invoke the program.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN131"
></A
><H3
>Single-Account Installation</H3
><P
>	  Download the tar.gz version of the package from the
	  <A
HREF="http://quux.org/devel/offlineimap/"
TARGET="_top"
>website</A
>.
	  Then run these commands:
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>tar -zxvf offlineimap_x.y.z.tar.gz
cd offlineimap-x.y.z</PRE
><P
>When you want to run <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>, you will issue the
	  <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>cd</B
> command as above and then type
	  <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>./offlineimap.py</B
>; there is no installation
	  step necessary.
	</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="CONFIGURATION"
></A
><H2
>Configuration</H2
><P
>	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is regulated by a configuration file that is normally 
	stored in <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimaprc</TT
>.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	ships with a file named <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>offlineimap.conf</TT
>
	that you should copy to that location and then edit.  This file is
	vital to proper operation of the system; it sets everything you need
	to run <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>.  Full documentation for the configuration file
	is included within the sample file.
      </P
><P
>	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> also ships a file named
	<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>offlineimap.conf.minimal</TT
> that you can also try.
	  It's useful if you want to get started with
	  the most basic feature set, and you can read about other features
	  later with <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>offlineimap.conf</TT
>.
      </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN152"
></A
><H2
>Options</H2
><P
>	Most configuration is done via the configuration file.  Nevertheless,
	there are a few command-line options that you may set for
	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>.
      </P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
>-1</DT
><DD
><P
>Disable most multithreading operations and use
	    solely a single-connection
	    sync.  This effectively sets the
	      <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>maxsyncaccounts</SPAN
>
	    and all <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>maxconnections</SPAN
> configuration file
	    variables to 1.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>-P <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>profiledir</I
></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>Sets <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> into profile mode.  The program
	    will create <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>profiledir</I
></TT
>
	    (it must not already exist).  As it runs, Python profiling 
	    information
	    about each thread is logged into profiledir.  Please note: This option
	    is present for debugging and optimization only, and should NOT be used
	    unless you have a specific reason to do so.  It will significantly
	    slow program performance, may reduce reliability, and can generate
	    huge amounts of data.  You must use the <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
>-1</CODE
> option when
	    you use <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
>-P</CODE
>.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>-a <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>accountlist</I
></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>Overrides the <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>accounts</SPAN
> option
	    in the <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>general</SPAN
> section of the configuration
	    file.  You might use this to exclude certain accounts, or to sync
	    some accounts that you normally prefer not to.  Separate the
	    accounts by commas, and use no embedded spaces.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>-c <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>configfile</I
></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>Specifies a configuration file to use in lieu of
	    the default, <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimaprc</TT
>.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>-d <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>debugtype[,...]</I
></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>Enables debugging for OfflineIMAP.  This is useful if
	    you are trying to track down a malfunction or figure out what is going
	    on under the hood.  I suggest that you use this with
	    <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
>-1</CODE
> to make the results more sensible.</P
><P
><CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
>-d</CODE
> requires one or more debugtypes,
	      separated by commas.  These define what exactly will be
	      debugged, and include three options: <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>imap</SPAN
>,
	      <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>maildir</SPAN
>, and <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>thread</SPAN
>.
	      The <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>imap</SPAN
>
	      option will enable IMAP protocol stream and parsing debugging.  Note
	      that the output may contain passwords, so take care to remove that
	      from the debugging output before sending it to anyone else.  The
	      <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>maildir</SPAN
> option will enable debugging for
	      certain Maildir operations.  And <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>thread</SPAN
>
	      will debug the threading model.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>-l
	  <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>filename</I
></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>	      Enables logging to filename.  This will log everything
	      that goes to the screen to the specified file.
	      Additionally, if any debugging is specified with -d,
	      then debug messages will not go to the screen, but
	      instead to the logfile only.</P
></DD
><DT
>-o</DT
><DD
><P
>Run only once, ignoring all
	      <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>autorefresh</SPAN
> settings in the configuration
	      file.</P
></DD
><DT
>-h, --help</DT
><DD
><P
>Show summary of options.</P
></DD
><DT
>-u <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>interface</I
></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>Specifies an alternative user interface module
	      to use.  This overrides the default specified in the
	      configuration file.  The pre-defined options are listed in
	      the User Interfaces section.</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN219"
></A
><H2
>User Interfaces</H2
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> has a pluggable user interface system that lets you choose how the
	program communicates information to you.  There are two graphical
	interfaces, two terminal interfaces, and two noninteractive interfaces
	suitable for scripting or logging purposes.  The
	<SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>ui</SPAN
> option in the configuration file specifies
	user interface preferences.  The <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
>-u</CODE
> command-line
	option can override the configuration file setting.  The available
	values for the configuration file or command-line are described
	in this section.</P
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN225"
></A
><H3
>Tk.Blinkenlights</H3
><P
>Tk.Blinkenlights is an interface designed to be sleek, fun to watch, and
	  informative of the overall picture of what <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	  is doing.  I consider it to be the best general-purpose interface in
	  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>.
	</P
><P
>	  Tk.Blinkenlights contains, by default, a small window with a row of
	  LEDs, a small log, and a row of command buttons.
	  The total size of the window is
	  very small, so it uses little desktop space, yet it is quite
	  functional.  The optional, toggleable, log shows more
	  detail about what is happening and is color-coded to match the color
	  of the lights.
	</P
><P
>	  Tk.Blinkenlights is the only user interface that has configurable
	  parameters; see the example <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>offlineimap.conf</TT
>
	  for more details.
	</P
><P
>	  Each light in the Blinkenlights interface represents a thread
	  of execution -- that is, a particular task that <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	  is performing right now.  The colors indicate what task
	  the particular thread is performing, and are as follows:
	</P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
>Black</DT
><DD
><P
>indicates that this light's thread has terminated; it will light up
	      again later when new threads start up.  So, black indicates no
	      activity.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Red (Meaning 1)</DT
><DD
><P
>is the color of the main program's thread, which basically does
	      nothing but monitor the others.  It might remind you of HAL 9000 in
	      [<SPAN
CLASS="CITATION"
>2001</SPAN
>].
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Gray</DT
><DD
><P
>indicates that the thread is establishing a new connection to the IMAP
	      server.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Purple</DT
><DD
><P
>is the color of an account synchronization thread that is monitoring
	      the progress of the folders in that account (not generating any I/O).
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Cyan</DT
><DD
><P
>indicates that the thread is syncing a folder.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Green</DT
><DD
><P
>means that a folder's message list is being loaded.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Blue</DT
><DD
><P
>is the color of a message synchronization controller thread.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Orange</DT
><DD
><P
>indicates that an actual message is being copied.
	      (We use fuchsia for fake messages.)
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Red (meaning 2)</DT
><DD
><P
>indicates that a message is being deleted.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Yellow / bright orange</DT
><DD
><P
>indicates that message flags are being added.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Pink / bright red</DT
><DD
><P
>indicates that message flags are being removed.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>Red / Black Flashing</DT
><DD
><P
>corresponds to the countdown timer that runs between
	      synchronizations.
	    </P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
>The name of this interfaces derives from a bit of computer
	  history.  Eric Raymond's [<SPAN
CLASS="CITATION"
>Jargon File</SPAN
>] defines
	  <I
CLASS="FIRSTTERM"
>blinkenlights</I
>, in part, as:
	</P
><A
NAME="AEN288"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
><P
>Front-panel diagnostic
	    lights on a computer, esp. a dinosaur. Now that dinosaurs are rare,
	    this term usually refers to status lights on a modem, network hub, or
	    the like.
	  </P
><P
>	    This term derives from the last word of the famous blackletter-Gothic
	    sign in mangled pseudo-German that once graced about half the computer
	    rooms in the English-speaking world. One version ran in its entirety as
	    follows:
	  </P
><P
>	    <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>ACHTUNG!  ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS!</I
></SPAN
>
	  </P
><P
>	    Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben.
	    Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken
	    mit spitzensparken.  Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen.
	    Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das
	    pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten.
	  </P
></BLOCKQUOTE
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN294"
></A
><H3
>Curses.Blinkenlights</H3
><P
>	  Curses.Blinkenlights is an interface very similar to Tk.Blinkenlights,
	  but is designed to be run in a console window (an xterm, Linux virtual
	  terminal, etc.)  Since it doesn't have access to graphics, it isn't
	  quite as pretty, but it still gets the job done.
	</P
><P
>Please see the Tk.Blinkenlights section above for more
	  information about the colors used in this interface.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN298"
></A
><H3
>Tk.VerboseUI</H3
><P
>	  Tk.VerboseUI (formerly known as Tk.TkUI) is a graphical interface
	  that presents a variable-sized window.  In the window, each
	  currently-executing thread has a section where its name and current
	  status are displayed.  This interface is best suited to people running
	  on slower connections, as you get a lot of detail, but for fast
	  connections, the detail may go by too quickly to be useful.  People
	  with fast connections may wish to use Tk.Blinkenlights instead.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN301"
></A
><H3
>TTY.TTYUI</H3
><P
>	  TTY.TTYUI interface is for people running in basic, non-color terminals.  It
	  prints out basic status messages and is generally friendly to use on a console
	  or xterm.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN304"
></A
><H3
>Noninteractive.Basic</H3
><P
>	  Noninteractive.Basic is designed for situations in which <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	  will be run non-attended and the status of its execution will be
	  logged.  You might use it, for instance, to have the system run
	  automatically and
	  e-mail you the results of the synchronization.  This user interface
	  is not capable of reading a password from the keyboard; account
	  passwords must be specified using one of the configuration file options.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN308"
></A
><H3
>Noninteractive.Quiet</H3
><P
>	  Noninteractive.Quiet is designed for non-attended running in situations
	  where normal status messages are not desired.  It will output nothing
	  except errors and serious warnings.  Like Noninteractive.Basic,
	  this user interface
	  is not capable of reading a password from the keyboard; account
	  passwords must be specified using one of the configuration file options.
	</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN311"
></A
><H2
>Examples</H2
><P
>Here are some example configurations for various situations.
	Please e-mail any other examples you have that may be useful to
	me.
      </P
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN314"
></A
><H3
>Multiple Accounts with Mutt</H3
><P
>	  This example shows you how to set up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> to
	  synchronize multiple accounts with the mutt mail reader.
	</P
><P
>	  Start by creating a directory to hold your folders by running
	  <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>mkdir ~/Mail</B
>.  Then, in your
	  <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimaprc</TT
>, specify:
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>accounts = Personal, Work</PRE
><P
>	  Make sure that you have both an
	  <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>[Account Personal]</SPAN
>
	  and an <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>[Account Work]</SPAN
> section.  The
	  local repository for each account must have different
	  <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>localfolder</SPAN
> path names.
	  Also, make sure
	  to enable <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>[mbnames]</SPAN
>.
	</P
><P
>	  In each local repository section, write something like this:
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>localfolders = ~/Mail/Personal</PRE
><P
>	  Finally, add these lines to your <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.muttrc</TT
>:
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>source ~/path-to-mbnames-muttrc-mailboxes
folder-hook Personal set from="youremail@personal.com"
folder-hook Work set from="youremail@work.com"
set mbox_type=Maildir
set folder=$HOME/Mail
spoolfile=+Personal/INBOX</PRE
><P
>	  That's it!
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN333"
></A
><H3
>UW-IMAPD and References</H3
><P
>Some users with a UW-IMAPD server need to use <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>'s
	  "reference" feature to get at their mailboxes, specifying a reference
	  of "~/Mail" or "#mh/" depending on the configuration.  The below
	  configuration from (originally from docwhat@gerf.org)
	  shows using a <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>reference</SPAN
> of Mail, a <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>nametrans</SPAN
>
	  that strips
	  the leading Mail/ off incoming folder names, and a
	  <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>folderfilter</SPAN
> that
	  limits the folders synced to just three.
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>[Account Gerf]
localrepository = GerfLocal
remoterepository = GerfRemote

[Repository GerfLocal]
type = Maildir
localfolders = ~/Mail

[Repository GerfRemote]
type = IMAP
remotehost = gerf.org
ssl = yes
remoteuser = docwhat
reference = Mail
# Trims off the preceeding Mail on all the folder names.
nametrans = lambda foldername: \
            re.sub('^Mail/', '', foldername)
# Yeah, you have to mention the Mail dir, even though it
# would seem intuitive that reference would trim it.
folderfilter = lambda foldername: foldername in [
      'Mail/INBOX',
      'Mail/list/zaurus-general',
      'Mail/list/zaurus-dev',
      ]
maxconnections = 1
holdconnectionopen = no</PRE
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN341"
></A
><H3
>pythonfile Configuration File Option</H3
><P
>You can have <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	  load up a Python file before evaluating the
	  configuration file options that are Python expressions.  This example
	  is based on one supplied by Tommi Virtanen for this feature.
	</P
><P
>	  In <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimap.rc</TT
>, he adds these options:
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>[general]
pythonfile=~/.offlineimap.py
[Repository foo]
foldersort=mycmp</PRE
><P
>	  Then, the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimap.py</TT
> file will
	  contain:
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>prioritized = ['INBOX', 'personal', 'announce', 'list']

def mycmp(x, y):
   for prefix in prioritized:
       xsw = x.startswith(prefix)
       ysw = y.startswith(prefix)
       if xsw and ysw:
          return cmp(x, y)
       elif xsw:
          return -1
       elif ysw:
          return +1
   return cmp(x, y)

def test_mycmp():
   import os, os.path
   folders=os.listdir(os.path.expanduser('~/data/mail/tv@hq.yok.utu.fi'))
   folders.sort(mycmp)
   print folders</PRE
><P
>	  This code snippet illustrates how the <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>foldersort</SPAN
>
	  option can be customized with a Python function from the
	  <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>pythonfile</SPAN
> to always synchronize certain
	  folders first.
	</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN354"
></A
><H2
>Errors</H2
><P
>	If you get one of some frequently-encountered or confusing errors,
	please check this section.
      </P
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN357"
></A
><H3
>UID validity problem for folder</H3
><P
>IMAP servers use a unique ID (UID) to refer to a specific message.
	  This number is guaranteed to be unique to a particular message
	  <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>forever</I
></SPAN
>.
	  No other message in the same folder will ever get the same
	  UID.  UIDs are an integral part of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>'s synchronization
	  scheme; they are used to match up messages on your computer to
	  messages on the server.
	</P
><P
>	  Sometimes, the UIDs on the server might get reset.  Usually this will
	  happen if you delete and then recreate a folder.  When you create a
	  folder, the server will often start the UID back from 1.  But
	  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> might still have the UIDs from the previous folder by the
	  same name stored.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> will detect this condition and skip the
	  folder.  This is GOOD, because it prevents data loss.
	</P
><P
>	  You can fix it by removing your local folder and cache data.  For
	  instance, if your folders are under <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/Folders</TT
>
	  and the folder with the problem is INBOX, you'd type this:
	</P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>rm -r ~/Folders/INBOX
rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Account-<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>AccountName</I
></TT
>
rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Repository-<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>RepositoryName</I
></TT
></PRE
><P
>	  (Of course, replace AccountName and RepositoryName 
	  with the names as specified
	  in <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimaprc</TT
>).
	</P
><P
>Next time you run <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>, it will re-download
	  the folder with the
	  new UIDs.  Note that the procedure specified above will lose any local
	  changes made to the folder.
	</P
><P
>	  Some IMAP servers are broken and do not support UIDs properly.  If you
	  continue to get this error for all your folders even after performing
	  the above procedure, it is likely that your IMAP server falls into
	  this category.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is incompatible with such servers.
	  Using <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> with them will not destroy any mail, but at the same time,
	  it will not actually synchronize it either.  (<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> will detect
	  this condition and abort prior to synchronization.)
	</P
><P
>	  This question comes up frequently on the
	  <A
HREF="http://lists.complete.org/offlineimap@complete.org/"
TARGET="_top"
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	  mailing list</A
>.  You can find a
	  <A
HREF="http://lists.complete.org/offlineimap@complete.org/2003/04/msg00012.html.gz"
TARGET="_top"
>detailed
	  discussion</A
> of the problem there.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN382"
></A
><H3
>Use with MS Exchange server</H3
><P
>          Several users have reported problems with Microsoft Exchange
          servers in conjunction with OfflineIMAP.  This generally
          seems to be related to the Exchange servers not properly
          following the IMAP standards.
        </P
><P
>          Mark Biggers has posted some <A
HREF="http://lists.complete.org/offlineimap@complete.org/2005/09/msg00011.html.gz"
TARGET="_top"
>information</A
>
          to the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> mailing list about how he made it work.
        </P
><P
>          Other users have indicated that older (5.5) releases of
          Exchange are so bad that they will likely not work at all.
        </P
><P
>          I do not have access to Exchange servers for testing, so any
          problems with it, if they can even be solved at all, will
          require help from <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> users to find and fix.
        </P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN391"
></A
><H2
>Other Frequently Asked Questions</H2
><P
>There are some other FAQs that might not fit into another section
	of the document, so they are discussed here.
      </P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
>What platforms does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> run on?</DT
><DD
><P
>	    It should run on most platforms supported by Python, which are quite a
	    few.  I do not support Windows myself, but some have made
	  it work there; see the FAQ entry for that platform.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>I'm using Mutt.  Other IMAP sync programs require me to use "set maildir_trash=yes".  Do I need to do that with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>?</DT
><DD
><P
>	    No.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is smart enough to figure out message deletion without this extra
	    crutch.  You'll get the best results if you don't use this setting, in
	    fact.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>I've upgraded and now <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	crashes when I start it up!  Why?</DT
><DD
><P
>You need to upgrade your configuration
	file.  See  at the end of this
	      manual.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
>How do I specify the names of my folders?</DT
><DD
><P
>	    You do not need to.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is smart
	    enough to automatically figure out what folders are present
	    on the IMAP server and synchronize them.  You can use the
	    <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>folderfilter</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>nametrans</SPAN
>
	    configuration file options to request certain folders and rename them
	    as they come in if you like.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>How can I prevent certain folders from being synced?</DT
><DD
><P
>	    Use the <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>folderfilter</SPAN
> option in the configuration file.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>How can I add or delete a folder?</DT
><DD
><P
>	    <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> does not currently provide this feature, but if you create a new
	    folder on the IMAP server, it will be created locally automatically.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>Are there any other warnings that I should be aware of?</DT
><DD
><P
>	    Yes; see the Notes section below.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>What is the mailbox name recorder (mbnames) for?</DT
><DD
><P
>Some mail readers, such as Mutt, are not capable
	    of automatically determining the names of your mailboxes.
	    <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> can help these programs by writing the names
	    of the folders in a format you specify.  See the example
	    <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>offlineimap.conf</TT
> for details.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>Can I synchronize multiple accounts with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>?</DT
><DD
><P
>Sure.  Just name them all in the
	    <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>accounts</SPAN
> line in the <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>general</SPAN
>
	    section of the configuration file, and add a per-account section
	    for each one.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>Does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> support POP?</DT
><DD
><P
>No.  POP is not robust enough to do a completely reliable
	    multi-machine synchronization like <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> can do.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	    will not support it.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>Does <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> support mailbox formats other than Maildir?</DT
><DD
><P
>Not at present.  There is no technical reason not to; just no
	    demand yet.  Maildir is a superior format anyway.
	      However, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> can sync between two IMAP
	  servers, and some IMAP servers support other formats.  You
	  could install an IMAP server on your local machine and have
	  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> sync to that.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>[technical] Why are your Maildir message filenames so huge?</DT
><DD
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> has two relevant principles: 1) never modifying your
	    messages in any way and 2) ensuring 100% reliable synchronizations.
	    In order to do a reliable sync, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	    must have a way to
	    uniquely identify each e-mail.  Three pieces of information are
	    required to do this: your account name, the folder name, and the
	    message UID.  The account name can be calculated from the path in
	    which your messages are.  The folder name can usually be as well, BUT
	    some mail clients move messages between folders by simply moving the
	    file, leaving the name intact.
	  </P
><P
>	    So, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> must store both a UID folder ID.  The folder ID is
	    necessary so <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> can detect a message moved to a different
	    folder.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> stores the UID (U= number) and an md5sum of the
	    foldername (FMD5= number) to facilitate this.
	  </P
></DD
><DT
>What is the speed of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>'s sync?</DT
><DD
><P
>OfflineIMAP
	    versions 2.0 and above contain a multithreaded system.  A good way to
	    experiment is by setting <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>maxsyncaccounts</SPAN
> to 3 and <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>maxconnections</SPAN
> to 3
	    in each account clause.
	  </P
><P
>This lets OfflineIMAP open up multiple connections simultaneously.
	    That will let it process multiple folders and messages at once.  In
	    most cases, this will increase performance of the sync.
	  </P
><P
>Don't set the number too high.  If you do that, things might actually
	    slow down as your link gets saturated.  Also, too many connections can
	    cause mail servers to have excessive load.  Administrators might take
	    unkindly to this, and the server might bog down.  There are many
	    variables in the optimal setting; experimentation may help.
	  </P
><P
>An informal benchmark yields these results for my setup:
	  </P
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>10 minutes with MacOS X Mail.app "manual cache"
	      </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>5 minutes with GNUS agent sync</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>20 seconds with OfflineIMAP 1.x</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>9 seconds with OfflineIMAP 2.x</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>3 seconds with OfflineIMAP 3.x "cold start"</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>2 seconds with OfflineIMAP 3.x "held connection"</P
></LI
></UL
></DD
><DT
>Can I use <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> on Windows?</DT
><DD
><P
>              These answers have been reported by <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
              users.  I do not run <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> on Windows myself, so
              I can't directly address their accuracy.
            </P
><P
>              The basic answer is that it's possible and doesn't
              require hacking <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> source code.  However,
              it's not necessarily trivial.  The information below is
              based in instructions submitted by Chris Walker.
            </P
><P
>              First, you must run <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> in the <A
HREF="http://www.cygwin.com/"
TARGET="_top"
>Cygwin</A
>
              environment.  
            </P
><P
>              Next, you'll need to mount your Maildir directory in a
              special way.  There is information for doing that at
              <A
HREF="http://barnson.org/node/view/295"
TARGET="_top"
>http://barnson.org/node/view/295</A
>.
              That site gives this example:
            </P
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>mount -f -s -b -o managed "d:/tmp/mail" "/home/of/mail"
            </PRE
><P
>              That URL also has more details on making OfflineIMAP
              work with Windows.
            </P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN509"
></A
><H2
>Conforming To</H2
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>Internet Message Access Protocol version 4rev1 (IMAP 4rev1) as
	  specified in RFC2060 and RFC3501</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>CRAM-MD5 as specified in RFC2195</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Maildir as specified in
	  <A
HREF="http://www.qmail.org/qmail-manual-html/man5/maildir.html"
TARGET="_top"
>the Maildir manpage</A
> and
	  <A
HREF="http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html"
TARGET="_top"
>the qmail website</A
>.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Standard Python 2.2.1 as implemented on POSIX-compliant systems.</P
></LI
></UL
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN522"
></A
><H2
>Notes</H2
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN524"
></A
><H3
>Deleting Local Folders</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> does a two-way synchronization.  That is, if you
	  make a change to the mail on the server, it will be propagated to your
	  local copy, and vise-versa.  Some people might think that it would be
	  wise to just delete all their local mail folders periodically.  If you
	  do this with <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>, remember to also remove your local status
	  cache (<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimap</TT
> by default).  Otherwise, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> will take
	  this as an intentional deletion of many messages and will interpret
	  your action as requesting them to be deleted from the server as well.
	  (If you don't understand this, don't worry; you probably won't
	  encounter this situation)
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN531"
></A
><H3
>Multiple Instances</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is not designed to have several instances (for instance, a cron job and an interactive invocation) run over the same
	  mailbox simultaneously.  It will perform a check on startup and
	  abort if another <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> is already running.  If you need
	  to schedule synchronizations, please use the
	  <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>autorefresh</SPAN
> settings rather than cron.
	  Alternatively, you can set a separate <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>metadata</SPAN
>
	  directory for each instance.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN538"
></A
><H3
>Copying Messages Between Folders</H3
><P
>	  Normally, when you copy a message between folders or add a new message
	  to a folder locally, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	  will just do the right thing.  However, sometimes this can be tricky
	  -- if your IMAP server does not provide the SEARCH command, or does
	  not return something useful, <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	  cannot determine the new UID of the message.  So, in these rare
	  instances, OfflineIMAP will upload the message to the IMAP server and
	  delete it from your local folder.  Then, on your next sync, the
	  message will be re-downloaded with the proper UID.
	  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> makes sure that the message was properly uploaded before deleting it,
	  so there should be no risk of data loss.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN544"
></A
><H3
>Use with Evolution</H3
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> can work with Evolution.  To do so, first configure
	  your <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> account to have
	  <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
>sep = /</CODE
> in its configuration.  Then, configure
	  Evolution with the
	  "Maildir-format mail directories" server type.  For the path, you will need to
	  specify the name of the top-level folder
	  <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>inside</I
></SPAN
> your <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> storage location.
	  You're now set!
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN552"
></A
><H3
>Use with KMail</H3
><P
>At this time, I believe that <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> with Maildirs
	  is not compatible
	  with KMail.  KMail cannot work in any mode other than to move
	  all messages out of all folders immediately, which (besides being annoying
	  and fundamentally broken) is incompatible with
	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>.
	</P
><P
>	  However, I have made KMail version 3 work well with
	  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> by installing an IMAP server on my local
	  machine, having <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> sync to that, and pointing
	  KMail at the same server.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN560"
></A
><H3
>Mailing List</H3
><P
>There is an OfflineIMAP mailing list available.
	  To subscribe, send the text "Subscribe" in the subject of a mail to
	  offlineimap-request@complete.org.  To post, send the message to
	  offlineimap@complete.org.  Archives are available at
	  <A
HREF="http://lists.complete.org/offlineimap@complete.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://lists.complete.org/offlineimap@complete.org/</A
>.
	</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN564"
></A
><H3
>Bugs</H3
><P
>Reports of bugs should be sent via e-mail to the
	  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> mailing list at offlineimap at complete
          dot org.  Debian users are encouraged to instead use the
	Debian
          bug-tracking system.
	</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="UPGRADING.4.0"
></A
><H2
>Upgrading to 4.0</H2
><P
>	If you are upgrading from a version of <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> prior to
	3.99.12, you will find that you will get errors when
	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> starts up (relating to ConfigParser or
	AccountHashGenerator) and the
	configuration file.  This is because the config file format
	had to change to accommodate new features in 4.0.  Fortunately,
	it's not difficult to adjust it to suit.
      </P
><P
>	First thing you need to do is stop any running <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
	instance, making sure first that it's synced all your mail.
	Then, modify your
	<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>~/.offlineimaprc</TT
> file.  You'll need to
	split up each account section (make sure that it now starts
	with "Account ") into two Repository sections (one for the
	local side and another for the remote side.)  See the files
	<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>offlineimap.conf.minimal</TT
> and
	<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>offlineimap.conf</TT
> in the distribution if
	you need more assistance.
      </P
><P
>	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>'s status directory area has also changed.
	Therefore, you should delete everything in ~/.offlineimap as
	well as your local mail folders.
      </P
><P
>	When you start up <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> 4.0, it will re-download all
	your mail from the server and then you can continue using it
	like normal.
      </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN582"
></A
><H2
>Copyright</H2
><P
>OfflineIMAP, and this manual, are Copyright &copy; 2002, 2003 John Goerzen.</P
><P
>	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
	the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
	(at your option) any later version.
      </P
><P
>	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
	GNU General Public License for more details.
      </P
><P
>	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
	Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA</P
><P
>imaplib.py comes from the Python dev tree and is licensed under
	the GPL-compatible PSF license as stated in the file
	<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>COPYRIGHT</TT
> in the <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>
         distribution.
      </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN591"
></A
><H2
>Author</H2
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>, its libraries, documentation, and all included files, except where
	noted, was written by John Goerzen <CODE
CLASS="EMAIL"
>&#60;<A
HREF="mailto:jgoerzen@complete.org"
>jgoerzen@complete.org</A
>&#62;</CODE
> and
	copyright is held as stated in the COPYRIGHT section.
      </P
><P
>	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> may be downloaded, and information found, from its
	homepage via either <A
HREF="gopher://quux.org/1/devel/offlineimap"
TARGET="_top"
>Gopher</A
>
	or <A
HREF="http://quux.org/devel/offlineimap"
TARGET="_top"
>HTTP</A
>.
      </P
><P
>	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> may also be downloaded using Subversion.  Additionally,
	the distributed tar.gz may be updated with a simple "svn update"
	command; it is ready to go.  For information on getting OfflineIMAP
	with Subversion, please visit the
	<A
HREF="http://svn.complete.org/"
TARGET="_top"
>complete.org Subversion page</A
>.
      </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN603"
></A
><H2
>See Also</H2
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>mutt</SPAN
>(1),
	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>python</SPAN
>(1)
      </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN608"
></A
><H2
>History</H2
><P
>	Detailed history may be found in the file ChangeLog in the
	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> distribution.  Feature and bug histories may be
	found in the file debian/changelog which, despite its name, is
	not really Debian-specific.  This section provides a large
	overview.
      </P
><P
>	Development on <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> began on June 18, 2002.  Version
	1.0.0 was released three days later on June 21, 2002.  Point
	releases followed, including speed optimizations and some
	compatibility fixes.
      </P
><P
>Version 2.0.0 was released on July 3, 2002, and
	represented the first time the synchronization became
	multithreaded and, to the best of my knowledge, the first
	multithreaded IMAP syncrhonizing application in existance.
	The last 2.0.x release, 2.0.8, was made on July 9.
      </P
><P
>	Version 3.0.0 was released on July 11, 2002, and introduced
	modular user interfaces and the first GUI interface for
	<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
>.  This manual also was introduced with 3.0.0,
	along with many command-line options.  Version 3.1.0 was
	released on July 21, adding the Noninteractive user
	interfaces, profiling support, and several bugfixes.  3.2.0
	was released on July 24, adding support for the Blinkenlights
	GUI interface.  <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> entered maintenance mode for
	awhile, as it had reached a feature-complete milestone in my
	mind.
      </P
><P
>	The 3.99.x branch began in on October 7, 2002, to begin work
	for 4.0.  The Curses.Blinkenlights interface was added in
	3.99.6, and many architectural changes were made.
      </P
><P
>	4.0.0 was released on July 18, 2003, including the ability to
            synchronize directly between two IMAP servers, the first
            re-architecting of the configuration file to refine the
            notion of an account, and the new Curses interface.
      </P
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