Comments on: How to back up your Gmail on Linux in four easy steps http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/ neat fun stuff Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:45:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-459781 Alan Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:32:39 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-459781 Peng's IMAP backup guide has moved again: http://blog.pengdeng.com/2008/03/backup-gmail-via-imap-using-getmail_16.html Peng’s IMAP backup guide has moved again:
http://blog.pengdeng.com/2008/03/backup-gmail-via-imap-using-getmail_16.html

]]> By: Jeffrey Walton http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-457008 Jeffrey Walton Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:34:10 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-457008 How does one restore (and yes, I checked for a putmail and putmail4) How does one restore (and yes, I checked for a putmail and putmail4)

]]> By: Prashant http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-449895 Prashant Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:48:40 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-449895 How to download only specific labeled mails from Gmail? e.g. I just want want to download the messages from drafts/sent mails. Thanks in advance. How to download only specific labeled mails from Gmail? e.g. I just want want to download the messages from drafts/sent mails.
Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-449178 Andrew Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:53:20 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-449178 Well thanks again for the post. I used this flawlessly about a year ago, but it seems now things have gotten updated. On step 4: creating a shell script, python has had a few updates since your post. When the script is run manually instead of running quietly it spits out this: <code>andy@andy-desktop:~$ ~/.getmail/amixinlife.sh /usr/share/getmail4/getmailcore/baseclasses.py:26: DeprecationWarning: the sets module is deprecated import sets</code> Any suggestions to quiet this script? Well thanks again for the post. I used this flawlessly about a year ago, but it seems now things have gotten updated.

On step 4: creating a shell script, python has had a few updates since your post. When the script is run manually instead of running quietly it spits out this: andy@andy-desktop:~$ ~/.getmail/amixinlife.sh
/usr/share/getmail4/getmailcore/baseclasses.py:26: DeprecationWarning: the sets module is deprecated
import sets

Any suggestions to quiet this script?

]]> By: warmoodev http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-429532 warmoodev Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:52:41 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-429532 Thanks for the helpful post, backing up this way seems to work well. Just a couple of notes from trying it out: One line of the multiple destinations config isn't quite right - it should have normal single quotes rather than the characters you get if you cut and paste (back ticks I think?): Incorrect (gives a syntax error when run): destinations = ('[mboxrd-destination]', '[maildir-destination]') Correct: destinations = ('[mboxrd-destination]', '[maildir-destination]') If you squint you can see the difference :) Secondly, it seems to be a good idea to set options to ignore messages that have already been retrieved - under the [options] section, I added: read_all = false This causes getmail to track retrieved messages in an "oldmail-xxxxx" file. Otherwise, you will get a new copy of each message each time you download, at least with IMAP. POP may work differently (especially on gmail, I think it "deletes" downloaded messages for you). Thanks for the helpful post, backing up this way seems to work well. Just a couple of notes from trying it out:
One line of the multiple destinations config isn’t quite right – it should have normal single quotes rather than the characters you get if you cut and paste (back ticks I think?):
Incorrect (gives a syntax error when run):
destinations = (‘[mboxrd-destination]‘, ‘[maildir-destination]‘)
Correct:
destinations = (‘[mboxrd-destination]‘, ‘[maildir-destination]‘)
If you squint you can see the difference :)

Secondly, it seems to be a good idea to set options to ignore messages that have already been retrieved – under the [options] section, I added:
read_all = false

This causes getmail to track retrieved messages in an “oldmail-xxxxx” file. Otherwise, you will get a new copy of each message each time you download, at least with IMAP. POP may work differently (especially on gmail, I think it “deletes” downloaded messages for you).

]]> By: Aaron http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-423734 Aaron Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:37 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-423734 Will this method also work to backup my Gmail sent mail or only received? Will this method also work to backup my Gmail sent mail or only received?

]]> By: Enrique Ramirez http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-391156 Enrique Ramirez Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:55:04 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-391156 The IMAP setup worked flawlessly. I've been looking for a couple of days for a way to only backup certain labels, this page was exactly what I needed. Thanks so much. The IMAP setup worked flawlessly. I’ve been looking for a couple of days for a way to only backup certain labels, this page was exactly what I needed. Thanks so much.

]]> By: PT http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-336389 PT Thu, 28 May 2009 13:47:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-336389 From <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=0e7eb38ffd731329&hl=en" rel="nofollow">this</a>: if you are to download all yor mail, use <code>mailboxes = ("[Google Mail]/All Mail",)</code> From this: if you are to download all yor mail, use
mailboxes = ("[Google Mail]/All Mail",)

]]> By: vk http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-330620 vk Sun, 03 May 2009 19:59:37 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-330620 uh .. sorry if this is a stupid question, in defining [destination] is there anyway of pointing the download to a specific IMAP folder if I've created on? Meaning, I built a IMAP server I want to import email, but dump it into a IMAP folder. Couldn't quite make out a method to do that from the getmail site, thought I'd give it a shot and ask here. Thanks. uh .. sorry if this is a stupid question, in defining [destination] is there anyway of pointing the download to a specific IMAP folder if I’ve created on? Meaning, I built a IMAP server I want to import email, but dump it into a IMAP folder.

Couldn’t quite make out a method to do that from the getmail site, thought I’d give it a shot and ask here.

Thanks.

]]> By: MatrixGunner http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-313205 MatrixGunner Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:39:47 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/#comment-313205 I suppose to add this to config file under [options]: # preserves your mail after backup delete = false # just get new mails read_all = false I suppose to add this to config file under [options]:

# preserves your mail after backup
delete = false
# just get new mails
read_all = false

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