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Lars Tobias Børsting <lars.tobias.borsting@ntnu.no> writes:

> 1. I can change all my mail splitting rules to sort to IMAP folders, and
>    then respool all folders in Gnus.
>
> 2. I can manually copy each folder's content to IMAP folder in Gnus.
>
> 3. I can login to a shell on the IMAP server and run this
>    script on each folder:
>           http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/css/bin/mh2maildir
>
> What is especially important to me is to keep all the flags on the
> messages (really only the A and R flags). Recent experiences with
> the respool folder function (M P b B r) does not keep the flags.
>
> What do you suggest I do to move my mail so that I can keep my flags?

I think only method 2 will preserve marks.

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