Re: Eporting from alias folder
On 2007.10.08 08:52:11 +0000, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 11:26:07PM +0100, Jerry Walker wrote:
> > Hi Rem,
> >
> > On Sat 6 Oct 2007 12:58, Rem P Roberti wrote:
> > > Still searching for a way to export aliases from my alias folder to Abook
> > > via Mutt. Anyone know how to do
> > > that?
> >
> > Use "abook --convert .......". Try "abook --help" for more details.
>
> That looks like a mass migration all at once. Seems there is no way to
> do selective migration, also how can one be sure it won't clobber
> existing entries in the abook database?
>
> Seems like the only safe way is to manually do it.
>
> Of course you have:
>
> macro index,pager A "<pipe-message>abook --add-email<return>"
>
> for new mail.
>
> Consider using lbdb, set it up, then add:
>
> set query_command = "lbdbq %s"
>
> to your .muttrc
>
> --
> Chris.
Thanks for the info, Chris. Abook is working for me, so I think that I
will stay there. But I have incorporated the macro you sent into my
.muttrc. Thanks again.
Rem