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> History creates lock-in, and history is really hard to move around. It doesn't need to be. For example, I moved my email between IMAP servers multiple times
by skrebbel 10y ago
> History creates lock-in, and history is really hard to move around.
It doesn't need to be. For example, I moved my email between IMAP servers multiple times simply by dragging & dropping a swath of messages in Outlook. That Outlook (of all programs!) is the only tool that I know of that makes this easy is not a problem with the decentralized nature of email but simply with mediocre client implementations.
- vog 10y ago> That Outlook (of all programs!) is the only tool that I know of that makes this easy Not sure what you mean. It works as easy with Mutt. Open IMAP folder, select all, save to [other IMAP folder or local folder, as you wish]. Works reliable even with very large folders, you just have to wait a bit longer until it's finished.
- Normal_gaussian 10y agoPractically every email program can move email easily. It is somewhat trivial. Recently we moved all our company mail with IMAPsync. Automated commandline tool. Awesome.
- nandhp 10y agoThunderbird can also do this.