[Mailsync-list] managing damaged headers?

[Bill K. <wke...@ho...>]

Hi all,  (is anyone around?)

What's a good way to manage a mailbox that's got a ton of damaged headers?

That is, moving from a uw-imap server to one running cyrus.  mailsync
reports a number of errors with damaged headers.  I'd like to find the most
effective way to identify which messages are involved.  And eventually find
a way to get the 'fixed enough' to let cyrus accept them.

Basically it appears an install of hotwayd (a pop daemon to pull from
hotmail) somehow managed to mangle a fair number of messages.  Putting some
high-ascii gibberish in headers.  I'm surprised uw-imap let me read them at
all but that's a different issue.

Is there a way to use mailsync such that it moves the mail one-way instead
of syncing?  As in, move everything "it can" from the uw-imap server over to
cyrus leave behind only the stuff it couldn't hande?

The uw-imap distribution comes with 'mailutil' that supposedly handles some
of this but it's syntax is rather difficult to master.

Thoughts?  Suggestions?

-Bill Kearney