X-Git-Url: https://git.cworth.org/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=howto.mdwn;h=82cc7e2add4bc04a42e91909dfcca8aac4a988a8;hb=c16051b9c2fc179a9bc2c6a8d096aa549d443095;hp=d6ce893acc2ca4f63590f046373bd40ff72437f9;hpb=24a2a33de9ec901e55ca455448f59a2d76e178c0;p=notmuch-wiki diff --git a/howto.mdwn b/howto.mdwn index d6ce893..82cc7e2 100644 --- a/howto.mdwn +++ b/howto.mdwn @@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ various "third party" notmuch utilities. [[!toc levels=2]] +## **Debian squeeze packages outdated** + +The notmuch package(s) in Debian squeeze are very old (version 0.3). +It's better to start off with an up to date version from +[backports](http://backports-master.debian.org/). + ## **Receive mail** Notmuch does not fetch mail for you. For that, you need to use an @@ -38,16 +44,16 @@ messages. ## **Sync notmuch tags and maildir flags** -notmuch has (since version 0.5) the ability to sync IMAP maildir flags -and respective tags in both directions. This feature is not enabled -by default, but it is simple to enable it with the 'notmuch config' -command: - - $ notmuch config set maildir.synchronize_flags true +notmuch has the ability to synchronize maildir flags and respective tags in both +directions. For more information on maildir flags see the [maildir +page](http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html), and for the respective tags see your +notmuch configuration file. This feature is enabled by default, but if you don't +need it, it is simple to disable it with the 'notmuch config' command: + $ notmuch config set maildir.synchronize_flags false -For more information on maildir flags see the -[maildir page](http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html). +The maildir flags may, in turn, be synchronized with IMAP flags by another tool, +such as offlineimap. For safety reasons, and because [[notmuch does not support delete operations|deleting]], notmuch does