[Tickets #2035] NEW: download of entire folder-tree in maildir-format

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/?id=2035
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 Ticket             | 2035
 Created By         | wishyouwerehere at hismail.org
 Summary            | download of entire folder-tree in maildir-format
 Queue              | IMP
 Version            | 4.0
 State              | New
 Priority           | 1. Low
 Type               | Enhancement
 Owners             | 
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wishyouwerehere at hismail.org (2005-05-26 07:29) wrote:

It would be useful if there was an option for downloading an entire folder
tree to a maildir-style mailbox for backup-purposes. The hole maildir-tree
should be put into one zip- or tar-archive which would make the download
possible in just one fileconserving all IMAP-attributes and the
folder-structure.

I opened this feature request because the download of folders in the
mbox-format does not preserve any IMAP-attributes or the folder-structure.
There is already free software available that is capable of that job (isync,
imapsync or offlineIMAP), however they need to be installed and configured
on the client-system and range from very hard to impossible to set-up
platforms other than UNIX. It happens to me that I work on several
computers, one of which runs a non-UNIX operating system on which I have
just limited rights on installing or running my own software. It would be
nice to have a server-side solution to backup my mail with all its
attributes and the folder-structure.
Thanks.