Configuration

  1. Copy sample.ximapd to ~/.ximapd.

    $ cp sample.ximapd ~/.ximapd
    
  2. Edit ~/.ximapd.

    $ vi ~/.ximapd
    

    Do not forget to change user and password!

  3. Import old mails.

    $ ximapd --import /path/to/mail
    $ ximapd --import /path/to/dir
    $ ximapd --import-mbox /path/to/mbox
    
  4. Edit ~/.forward to receive new mails.

    $ vi ~/.forward
    $ cat ~/.forward
    /home/username/mbox,"|/path/to/ximapd --import"
    

    ximapd may lost mails, so you should copy mails to other places.

Updated on Tue Aug 09 17:44:06 JST 2005