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Re: howto convert Mbox to Mh



On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 11:25:04PM +0100, bschoenacker@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> I seek a solution to convert from Mbox to Mh :
> 
> -a) /var/mail/$USER  => " Mbox /Mbx "
> -b)  $HOME/Mail/Mh.
> 
> 
> what is the best way  :
> 
> -a) use Procmail to convert
> -b) use mutt to read and stock the message

It's pretty easy in mutt - tag all messages, set mbox_type to mh, and
save. Haven't tested this with mh, but works great converting between
Maildir and mbox.

You could also look at mailutil, which is part of the UW IMAP and Pine
distribution.

See also this FAQ entry, which looks outdated but might help:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/mail/mh-faq/part1/section-11.html

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