Re: Sync IMAP Mailboxes/Folders via ssh?

[Peter P. <pet...@fa...>]

* Oswald Buddenhagen via isync-devel <isy...@li...> [2025-07-17 11:42]:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 09:37:51AM +0200, Peter P. wrote:
> > Can isync sync emails through such connections as well?
> > 
> yes.
> 
> you can run an imap server on the ssh host and have ssh forward the port to
> your local host, which you then connect via isync.
> 
> > Is the "Tunnel" commenad the way to go?
> > 
> also possible.
> one way would be running tcpconnect (or netcat) on the ssh host to connect
> the imap server locally.
> another way is to run an imap server that directly serves on stdio, for
> example panda-imap (yes, it's old, and it's what i use).
Thanks Oswald!
That's good to know!
In fact I am trying to avoid having to install and configure an imap
server to sync two folders between different hosts, as I am much more
familiar with rsync.

best, Peter