What format does Pooka use for mailboxes ?
How do I import messages from another
mail program into Pooka ?
How do I export mail out of Pooka to another
client if/when I decide to switch from Pooka
to something else ?
I haven't tried Pooka yet, because I'd like
to know the answer to this before taking
the trouble of trying it.
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The best mailbox format for Pooka is, well, none, with all of the mail stored on the server. This takes care of import and export of messages quite easily, since they never actually have to leave the server.
When running with POP (or with just a local store), Pooka supports maildir (from the javamaildir provider on SourceForge) and mbox (though that's not as well supported). Many other mail clients support import from or export to these formats, since they're pretty standard. Pooka does not currently support any proprietary mailbox formats, though if anyone were to write JavaMail providers for them, it would be easy to add support.
-allen
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What format does Pooka use for mailboxes ?
How do I import messages from another
mail program into Pooka ?
How do I export mail out of Pooka to another
client if/when I decide to switch from Pooka
to something else ?
I haven't tried Pooka yet, because I'd like
to know the answer to this before taking
the trouble of trying it.
The best mailbox format for Pooka is, well, none, with all of the mail stored on the server. This takes care of import and export of messages quite easily, since they never actually have to leave the server.
When running with POP (or with just a local store), Pooka supports maildir (from the javamaildir provider on SourceForge) and mbox (though that's not as well supported). Many other mail clients support import from or export to these formats, since they're pretty standard. Pooka does not currently support any proprietary mailbox formats, though if anyone were to write JavaMail providers for them, it would be easy to add support.
-allen