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Diffstat (limited to 'mairix.1')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -102,12 +102,18 @@ maildir MH (compatible with the MH folder formats used by xmh, sylpheed, claws-mail, nnml (Gnus) and evolution) .IP * mbox (including mboxes that have been compressed with gzip or bzip2) +.IP * +IMAP: remote folders on an IMAP server .PP If maildir or MH source folders are used, and a search outputs its matches to an mfolder in maildir or MH format, symbolic links are used to reference the original messages inside the mfolder. However, if mbox folders are involved, -copies of messages are made instead. - +copies of messages are made instead. If IMAP folders are used for both source +results, IMAP server-side copies of messages are made. With IMAP source folders +and any other type of results folder, messages are downloaded from the IMAP +server to be written to the results folder. With an IMAP results folder and +any other type of source folders, messages are uploaded to the IMAP server +to be appended to the results folder. .SH OPTIONS .B mairix @@ -233,7 +239,8 @@ paths on stdout. .br Instead of creating an mfolder containing the matched messages, display an excerpt from their headers on stdout. The excerpt shows To, Cc, From, Subject -and Date. +and Date. With IMAP source folders, this requires downloading each matched +message from the IMAP server. .TP .B -H, --force-hardlinks |