Questions about importing mail (mbox)

[Jesse Rosenthal]

On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:30:52 -0700, Mueen Nawaz <mueen at nawaz.org> wrote:
> 
> So I want to know: When you guys switched to notmuch, how did you ensure
> you did not miss any emails. I really, really, really don't want to lose
> any emails in this process!

I didn't need to convert when I started using notmuch, but for past
mbox-to-maildir conversions, I always had the most confidence in using
mutt interactively. Tag all messages (S-t, all), copy or save to a
maildir, and make sure your mbox_type is set appropriately. There are
scripts out there to automate it, but if you're worried about missing
something, doing it by hand might work a bit better for you. (You can
also do it in chunks by date to make sure everything is moving over.)
Not the most efficient, but you should only have to do it once.

Best,
Jesse