Archive tools

mechanic · 15 Feb 2022, 03:41 AM

On my Windows system I find the MailStore archive system invaluable. It's quick, searches content and headers and the presentation is good. Also it's free! When I switch to a Linux system there are the usual candidate clients but I can't find a decent archive application.

Anyone found such a beast? Recommendations?

FredOnline · 15 Feb 2022, 04:27 AM

Yes, MailStore is great for archiving e-mails on Windows.

I haven't found anything comparable on Linux (I use Linux Mint), but have used Thunderbird in conjunction with the ImportExportTools NG extension.

JeremyNicoll · 15 Feb 2022, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mechanic

On my Windows system I find the MailStore archive system invaluable. It's quick, searches content and headers and the presentation is good. Also it's free! When I switch to a Linux system there are the usual candidate clients but I can't find a decent archive application.

Anyone found such a beast? Recommendations?

I've read here: https://notmuchmail.org/ about something that might be part of such a solution.

mechanic · 16 Feb 2022, 07:49 PM

Thanks for the links. 'notmuch' looks interesting but not much detail as to how to use with IMAP accounts. One follow-on link from that site is 'neomutt' - https://neomutt.org/guide/intro - which does give examples linking to IMAP. Some setup work involved here!

15 Feb 2022, 03:41 AM	#1
mechanic Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 45	Archive tools On my Windows system I find the MailStore archive system invaluable. It's quick, searches content and headers and the presentation is good. Also it's free! When I switch to a Linux system there are the usual candidate clients but I can't find a decent archive application. Anyone found such a beast? Recommendations?

15 Feb 2022, 04:27 AM	#2
FredOnline The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 2,616	Yes, MailStore is great for archiving e-mails on Windows. I haven't found anything comparable on Linux (I use Linux Mint), but have used Thunderbird in conjunction with the ImportExportTools NG extension.

16 Feb 2022, 07:49 PM	#4
mechanic Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 45	Thanks for the links. 'notmuch' looks interesting but not much detail as to how to use with IMAP accounts. One follow-on link from that site is 'neomutt' - https://neomutt.org/guide/intro - which does give examples linking to IMAP. Some setup work involved here!