switching one's archive from nnfolder to nnml

switching one's archive from nnfolder to nnml

[James Cloos]

After the recent posts, I decided to switch my archives from nnfolder to nnml.

I'd like to tranfer the current contents, too.

Has anyone written any code to split nnfolder archives and/or
mbox-format fcc files into nnml archive groups?

-JimC
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Re: switching one's archive from nnfolder to nnml

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com> writes:

> Has anyone written any code to split nnfolder archives and/or
> mbox-format fcc files into nnml archive groups?

Well, you could sort of do it from inside Gnus and just move articles
from nnfolder groups to nnml groups.  But it's probably easier just to
write a small Perl script.  I mean, you just have to split the files at
the "\nFrom ..." lines.

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Re: switching one's archive from nnfolder to nnml

[James Cloos]

>>>>> "LMI" == Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

>> Has anyone written any code to split nnfolder archives and/or
>> mbox-format fcc files into nnml archive groups?

LMI> Well, you could sort of do it from inside Gnus and just move articles
LMI> from nnfolder groups to nnml groups.  But it's probably easier just to
LMI> write a small Perl script.  I mean, you just have to split the files at
LMI> the "\nFrom ..." lines.

What should I do with the *.nov and *.mrk files?

-JimC
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Re: switching one's archive from nnfolder to nnml

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com> writes:

> What should I do with the *.nov and *.mrk files?

I think `nnfolder-generate-active-file' takes care of the nov and active
files, but the .mrk files will probably need some work.  Or just copying
over from the nnml directories to the nnfolder ones; I don't know
whether they share the format.

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Re: switching one's archive from nnfolder to nnml

[James Cloos]

>>>>> "LMI" == Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

JC> What should I do with the *.nov and *.mrk files?

LMI> I think `nnfolder-generate-active-file' takes care of the nov and active
LMI> files, but the .mrk files will probably need some work.  Or just copying
LMI> over from the nnml directories to the nnfolder ones; I don't know
LMI> whether they share the format.

I'm moving in the other order.  Should I do anything with the existing *.nov
and *.mrk files when generating nnml from the nnfolder?

And, after splitting the nnfolder groups into file-per-message, is there an
easy way to create the .overview files?

-JimC
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Re: switching one's archive from nnfolder to nnml

[Andreas Schwab]

James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com> writes:

> And, after splitting the nnfolder groups into file-per-message, is there an
> easy way to create the .overview files?

(nnml-generate-nov-databases-directory DIR &optional SEEN NO-ACTIVE)

Regenerate the NOV database in DIR.

Unless no-active is non-nil, update the active file too.

Andreas.

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Re: switching one's archive from nnfolder to nnml

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com> writes:

> I'm moving in the other order.  Should I do anything with the existing *.nov
> and *.mrk files when generating nnml from the nnfolder?

I don't think so.

> And, after splitting the nnfolder groups into file-per-message, is there an
> easy way to create the .overview files?

`M-x nnml-generate-nov-databases'

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Re: switching one's archive from nnfolder to nnml

[James Cloos]

>>>>> "AS" == Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> writes:

JC> And, after splitting the nnfolder groups into file-per-message, is there an
JC easy way to create the .overview files?

AS> (nnml-generate-nov-databases-directory DIR &optional SEEN NO-ACTIVE)
AS> Regenerate the NOV database in DIR.

Ah.  Perfect.  Thanks!

-JimC
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