isync/isync.1

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\" isync - IMAP4 to maildir mailbox synchronizer
\" Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Michael R. Elkins <me@mutt.org>
\"
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.TH isync 1 "2002 Dec 22"
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.SH NAME
isync - synchronize IMAP4 and maildir mailboxes
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.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBisync\fR [\fIoptions...\fR] \fImailbox\fR [\fImailbox ...\fR]
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\fBisync\fR [\fIoptions...\fR] \fI-a\fR
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\fBisync\fR [\fIoptions...\fR] \fI-l\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBisync\fR is a command line application which synchronizes a local
maildir-style mailbox with a remote IMAP4 mailbox, suitable for use in
IMAP-disconnected mode.  Multiple copies of the remote IMAP4 mailbox can 
be maintained, and all flags are synchronized.
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.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB-c\fR, \fB--config\fR \fIfile\fR
Read configuration from \fIfile\fR.
By default, the configuration is read from ~/.isyncrc if it exists.
.TP
\fB-1\fR, \fB--one-to-one\fR
Instead of using the mailbox specifications in ~/.isyncrc, isync will pick up
all mailboxes from the local directory and remote folder and map them 1:1 
onto each other according to their names.
.TP
\fB-I\fR, \fB--inbox\fR \fImailbox\fR
Exception to the 1:1 mapping created by -1: the special IMAP mailbox \fIINBOX\fR
is mapped to the local \fImailbox\fR (relative to the maildir).
.TP
\fB-a\fR, \fB--all\fR
Synchronize all mailboxes (either specified in ~/.isyncrc or determined by the
1:1 mapping).
.TP
\fB-l\fR, \fB--list\fR
Don't synchronize anything, but list all mailboxes and exit.
.TP
\fB-L\fR, \fB--create-local\fR
Automatically create the local maildir-style mailbox if it doesn't already
exist.
.TP
\fB-R\fR, \fB--create-remote\fR
Automatically create the remote IMAP mailbox if it doesn't already exist.
.TP
\fB-C\fR, \fB--create\fR
Automatically create any mailboxes if they don't already exist.
This is simply a combination of -L and -R.
.TP
\fB-d\fR, \fB--delete\fR
Causes \fBisync\fR to delete messages from the local maildir mailbox 
which do not exist on the IMAP server.  By default, \fIdead\fR messages
are \fBnot\fR deleted.
.TP
\fB-e\fR, \fB--expunge\fR
Causes \fBisync\fR to permanently remove all messages marked for deletion
in both the local maildir mailbox and the remote IMAP mailbox.  By default,
\fIdeleted\fR messages are \fBnot\fR expunged.
.TP
\fB-f\fR, \fB--fast\fR
Causes \fBisync\fR to skip the step of synchronzing message flags between the
local maildir mailbox and the IMAP mailbox.  Only new messages existing on the
server will be fetched into the local mailbox.
.TP
\fB-h\fR, \fB--help\fR
Displays a summary of command line options
.TP
\fB-p\fR, \fB--port\fR \fIport\fR
Specifies the port on the IMAP server to connect to (default: 143)
.TP
\fB-q\fR, \fB--quiet\fR
Suppress informational messages.
If specified twice, suppress warning messages as well.
.TP
\fB-r\fR, \fB--remote\fR \fIbox\fR
Specifies the name of the remote IMAP mailbox to synchronize with
(Default: INBOX)
.TP
\fB-s\fR, \fB--host\fR \fB[\fRimaps:\fB]\fR\fIhost\fR
Specifies the hostname of the IMAP server
.TP
\fB-u\fR, \fB--user\fR \fIuser\fR
Specifies the login name to access the IMAP server (default: $USER)
.TP
\fB-M\fR, \fB--maildir\fR \fIdir\fR
Specifies the location for your local mailboxes.
.TP
\fB-F\fR, \fB--folder\fR \fIfolder\fR/
Specifies the location for your remote mailboxes.
.TP
\fB-v\fR, \fB--version\fR
Displays \fBisync\fR version information.
.TP
\fB-V\fR, \fB--verbose\fR
Enables \fIverbose\fR mode, which displays the IMAP4 network traffic.
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.SH CONFIGURATION
\fBisync\fR reads \fI~/.isyncrc\fR to load default configuration data.
Each line of the configuration file consists of a command.
The following commands are understood:
.TP
\fBMailbox\fR \fIpath\fR
Defines a local maildir mailbox.  All configuration commands following this
line, up until the next \fIMailbox\fR command, apply to this mailbox only.
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.TP
\fBHost\fR \fB[\fRimaps:\fB]\fR\fIname\fR
Defines the DNS name or IP address of the IMAP server.  If the hostname is
prefixed with \fIimaps:\fR the connection is assumed to be a SSL connection
to port 993 (though you can change this by placing a \fBPort\fR command
\fBafter\fR the \fBHost\fR command.  Note that some servers support SSL on 
the default port 143. \fBisync\fR will always attempt to use SSL if available.
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.TP
\fBPort\fR \fIport\fR
Defines the TCP port number on the IMAP server to use (Default: 143)
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.TP
\fBBox\fR \fImailbox\fR
Defines the name of the remote IMAP mailbox associated with the local
maildir mailbox (Default: INBOX)
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.TP
\fBUser\fR \fIusername\fR
Defines the login name on the IMAP server (Default: current user)
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.TP
\fBPass\fR \fIpassword\fR
Defines the password for \fIusername\fR on the IMAP server.
Note that this option is \fBNOT\fR required.
If no password is specified in the configuration file, \fBisync\fR
will prompt you for it.
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.TP
\fBAlias\fR \fIstring\fR
Defines an alias for the mailbox which can be used as a shortcut on the
command line.
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.TP
\fBCopyDeletedTo\fR \fImailbox\fR
Specifies the remote IMAP mailbox to copy deleted messages prior to
expunging (Default: none).
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.TP
\fBDelete\fR \fIyes\fR|\fIno\fR
Specifies whether messages in the local copy of the mailbox which don't
exist on the server are automatically deleted.  (Default: no).
\fBNOTE:\fR  The \fI-d\fR command line option overrides this setting when 
set to \fIno\fR.
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.TP
\fBExpunge\fR \fIyes\fR|\fIno\fR
Specifies whether deleted messages are expunged by default (Default: no).
\fBNOTE:\fR  The \fI-e\fR command line option overrides this setting when 
set to \fIno\fR.
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.TP
\fBMailDir\fR \fIdirectory\fR
Specifies the location of your local mailboxes if a relative path is
specified in a \fIMailbox\fR command (Default: \fI~\fR).
\fBNOTE:\fR This directive is only meaningful in the \fIglobal\fR
section (see below).
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.TP
\fBFolder\fR \fIdirectory\fR/
Specifies the location of your IMAP mailboxes 
specified in \fIBox\fR commands (Default: \fI""\fR).
\fBNOTE:\fR You \fBmust\fR append the hierarchy delimiter (usually
a slash) to this specification.
\fBNOTE 2:\fR This directive is only meaningful in the \fIglobal\fR
section (see below).
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.TP
\fBMaxMessages\fR \fIcount\fR
Sets the number of messages \fBisync\fR should keep in a mailbox.
This is useful for mailboxes where you keep a complete archive on the
server, but want to mirror only the last messages (for instance, for mailing
lists.)
The messages that were the first to arrive in the mailbox (independent of the
actual date of the message) will automatically be deleted if you
pass \fBisync\fR the delete (-d, --delete) flag.
Messages that are flagged (marked as important) will not be automatically
deleted.
If \fIcount\fR is 0, the maximum number of messages is \fBunlimited\fR
(Default: 0).
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.TP
\fBMaxSize\fR \fIbytes\fR
Sets a threshold for the maximum message size (in bytes) for which \fBisync\fR
should transfer over the wire.  This is useful for weeding out messages with
large attachments.  If \fIbytes\fR is 0, the maximum file size is \fBunlimited\fR.
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.TP
\fBTunnel\fR \fIcommand\fR
Specify a command to run to establish a connection rather than opening a TCP
socket.  This allows you to run an IMAP session over an SSH tunnel, for
example.
.TP
\fBUseNamespace\fR \fIyes\fR|\fIno\fR
Selects whether \fBisync\fR should select mailboxes using the namespace given 
by the NAMESPACE command. This is useful with broken IMAP servers. (Default:
\fIyes\fR)
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.TP
\fBRequireCRAM\fR \fIyes\fR|\fIno\fR
If set to \fIyes\fR, \fBisync\fR will require that the server accept CRAM-MD5 
intead of PLAIN to authenticate the user.
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.TP
\fBRequireSSL\fR \fIyes\fR|\fIno\fR
\fBisync\fR will abort the connection if a TLS/SSL session to the IMAP
server can not be established.  (Default: \fIyes\fR)
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.TP
\fBCertificateFile\fR \fIpath\fR
File containing X.509 CA certificates used to verify server identities.
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.TP
\fBUseSSLv2\fR \fIyes\fR|\fIno\fR
Should \fBisync\fR use SSLv2 for communication with the IMAP server over SSL?
(Default: \fIyes\fR if the imaps port is used, otherwise \fIno\fR)
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.TP
\fBUseSSLv3\fR \fIyes\fR|\fIno\fR
Should \fBisync\fR use SSLv3 for communication with the IMAP server over SSL?
(Default: \fIyes\fR if the imaps port is used, otherwise \fIno\fR)
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.TP
\fBUseTLSv1\fR \fIyes\fR|\fIno\fR
Should \fBisync\fR use TLSv1 for communication with the IMAP server over SSL?
(Default: \fIyes\fR)
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.TP
\fBOneToOne\fR
\fBisync\fR will ignore any \fIMailbox\fR specifications and instead pick up
all mailboxes from the local \fIMailDir\fR and remote \fIFolder\fR and map 
them 1:1 onto each other according to their names.
\fBNOTE:\fR This directive is only meaningful in the \fIglobal\fR
section (see below).
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.TP
\fBInbox\fR \fImailbox\fR
Exception to the OneToOne mapping: the special IMAP mailbox \fIINBOX\fR
is mapped to the local \fImailbox\fR (relative to the \fIMailDir\fR).
\fBNOTE:\fR This directive is only meaningful in the \fIglobal\fR
section (see below).
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.P
Configuration commands that appear prior to the first \fBMailbox\fR
command are considered to be \fIglobal\fR
options which are used as defaults when those specific options are not
specifically set for a defined Mailbox.  For example, if you use the same
login name for several IMAP servers, you can put a \fBUser\fR command before 
the first \fBMailbox\fR command, and then leave out the \fBUser\fR command 
in the sections for each mailbox.
\fBisync\fR will then use the global value by default.
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.SH MAIL USER AGENT INTERACTION
To use \fBisync\fR effectively, you need a mail client that sets the T
(trashed) flag when it deletes a message from a maildir mailbox, instead of
just removing it altogether. Without such a client, \fBisync\fR will refetch the
locally deleted messages from the server since they will never get expunged.
Mutt (starting with version 1.3.27) is known to support this. Be sure to put
.IP "" 2
set maildir_trash
.PP
in your ~/.muttrc when using Mutt.
.br
\fBisync\fR can be integrated into Mutt fairly easily with a few hooks:
.IP "" 2
.nf
folder-hook ~A bind index $ <sync-mailbox>
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folder-hook +\fImdir\fR 'macro index $ "<sync-mailbox>!isync -e \fImdir\fR\\n"'
.fi
.PP
where \fImdir\fR is the name of the local mailbox (or its \fIalias\fR).
This works well so long as you are not modifying the IMAP mailbox outside of
Mutt.  However, if you are using another mail program simultaneously Mutt
will have the wrong idea of the local mailbox flags and messages will start
disappearing from its index display (don't worry, they are still on disk).
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.SH FILES
.TP
.B ~/.isyncrc
Default configuration file
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.SH BUGS
No support for IMAP subfolders.
.P
\fBisync\fR does not use NFS-safe locking.  It will correctly prevent 
concurrent synchronization of a mailbox on the same host, but not across NFS.
.P
When synchronizing multiple mailboxes on the same IMAP server, it is not
possible to select different SSL options for each mailbox.  Only the options
from the first mailbox are applied since the SSL session is reused.
.P
If new mail arrives in the IMAP mailbox after \fBisync\fR
has retrieved the initial message list, the new mail will not be fetched
until the next time \fBisync\fR is invoked.
.P
It is currently impossible to unset the \\Flagged attribute of a message
once it is set.  It has to be manually unset everywhere since isync
doesn't have enough information to know which was the last status of the
message.
.P
The ndbm database created for each mailbox is not portable across different
architectures.  It currently stores the UID in host byte order.
.P
The configuration file takes precedence over command line options.
.br
Use -c /dev/null to work around.
.SH SEE ALSO
mutt(1), maildir(5)
.P
Up to date information on \fBisync\fR can be found at http://isync.sf.net/
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.SH AUTHOR
Written by Michael R. Elkins <me@mutt.org>,
.br
maintained by Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi@users.sf.net>.