On Wed, Nov 02, 2011, Les Mikesell wrote: ... >Thanks - I think most of what I'd want to keep is still accessible via >imap. What I'm wondering is if there is a general consensus about >the file format for long term storage that would be most likely to >permit direct search and access from some future mail reader, possibly >on some other OS. I suppose I could make a VM image that I could fire >up as an imap server again, but that seems kind of cumbersome. I would store in Maildir format as it's simple, supported by several IMAP servers (e.g. courier-imap and dovecot), and it's very easy to use standard *nix tools to search and/or manipulate messages. Bill -- INTERNET: bill at celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Skype: jwccsllc (206) 855-5792 We believe...that a mugger will kill you in the half-second it takes to draw from the holster, but won't harm you while you dial the police on your cell phone, talk to the dispatcher and wait half an hour for officers to arrive. -- Gun-Control Net-work Credo