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Diffstat (limited to 'imapsync.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | imapsync.1 | 19 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ Go back to step 2 if the server sent some updates in the meantime. Go back to step 1 to proceed with the next unsynchronized mailbox. .PP -By default \fBimapsync\fR synchronizes each subscribed mailbox; +By default \fBimapsync\fR synchronizes each mailbox listed by the +\(lqLIST "" "*"\(rq IMAP command; providing extra arguments limits the synchronization to the given \fIMAILBOX\fRes only. @@ -128,10 +129,9 @@ Try to be quiet. .TP .B \-\-debug -Turn on debug mode. -Note that all IMAP traffic (excluding literals) is then printed to the -error output. Depending on the chosen authentication mechanism, -this might include authentication credentials. +Turn on debug mode. Debug messages are written to the given \fIlogfile\fR. +Note that this include all IMAP traffic (except literals). Depending on the +chosen authentication mechanism, this might include authentication credentials. .TP .B \-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR @@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ This option is only available in the default section. \(lq[remote]\(rq or \(lq[local]\(rq sections, in that order. .TP +.I logfile +A file name to use to log debug and informational messages. This option is +only available in the default section. + +.TP .I type One of \(lqimap\(rq, \(lqimaps\(rq or \(lqtunnel\(rq. \fItype\fR=imap and \fItype\fR=imaps are respectively used for IMAP and @@ -246,6 +251,10 @@ Authorities, used for server certificate verification. .IP \[bu] 2 Mailbox deletion and renaming are not very well tested yet. .IP \[bu] +Using \fBimapsync\fR on two identical servers with a non-existent or +empty database will duplicate each message due to absence of +local/remote UID association. +.IP \[bu] Detecting whether a mailbox has been renamed or deleted while \fBimapsync\fR wasn't running is done by looking for a mailbox with same UIDVALIDITY. [RFC3501] describes the purpose of UIDVALIDITY as to let |