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CLASS="REFERENCE"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>offlineimap</B
-> [-1] [-P <VAR
+> [-1] [-P <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->profiledir</VAR
->] [-a <VAR
+><I
+>profiledir</I
+></TT
+>] [-a <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->accountlist</VAR
->] [-c <VAR
+><I
+>accountlist</I
+></TT
+>] [-c <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->configfile</VAR
->] [-d <VAR
+><I
+>configfile</I
+></TT
+>] [-d <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->debugtype[,...]</VAR
->] [-l <VAR
+><I
+>debugtype[,...]</I
+></TT
+>] [-l <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->filename</VAR
->] [-o] [-u <VAR
+><I
+>filename</I
+></TT
+>] [-o] [-u <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->interface</VAR
+><I
+>interface</I
+></TT
>]</P
><P
><B
</P
></DD
><DT
->-P <VAR
+>-P <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->profiledir</VAR
+><I
+>profiledir</I
+></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> into profile mode. The program
- will create <VAR
+ will create <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->profiledir</VAR
+><I
+>profiledir</I
+></TT
>
(it must not already exist). As it runs, Python profiling
information
is present for debugging and optimization only, and should NOT be used
unless you have a specific reason to do so. It will significantly
slow program performance, may reduce reliability, and can generate
- huge amounts of data. You must use the <VAR
+ huge amounts of data. You must use the <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
->-1</VAR
+>-1</CODE
> option when
- you use <VAR
+ you use <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
->-P</VAR
+>-P</CODE
>.
</P
></DD
><DT
->-a <VAR
+>-a <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->accountlist</VAR
+><I
+>accountlist</I
+></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
</P
></DD
><DT
->-c <VAR
+>-c <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->configfile</VAR
+><I
+>configfile</I
+></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
</P
></DD
><DT
->-d <VAR
+>-d <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->debugtype[,...]</VAR
+><I
+>debugtype[,...]</I
+></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>Enables debugging for OfflineIMAP. This is useful if
you are trying to track down a malfunction or figure out what is going
on under the hood. I suggest that you use this with
- <VAR
+ <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
->-1</VAR
+>-1</CODE
> to make the results more sensible.</P
><P
-><VAR
+><CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
->-d</VAR
+>-d</CODE
> requires one or more debugtypes,
separated by commas. These define what exactly will be
debugged, and include three options: <SPAN
></DD
><DT
>-l
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->filename</VAR
+><I
+>filename</I
+></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>Show summary of options.</P
></DD
><DT
->-u <VAR
+>-u <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->interface</VAR
+><I
+>interface</I
+></TT
></DT
><DD
><P
CLASS="PROPERTY"
>ui</SPAN
> option in the configuration file specifies
- user interface preferences. The <VAR
+ user interface preferences. The <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
->-u</VAR
+>-u</CODE
> command-line
option can override the configuration file setting. The available
values for the configuration file or command-line are described
><PRE
CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>rm -r ~/Folders/INBOX
-rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Account-<VAR
+rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Account-<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->AccountName</VAR
+><I
+>AccountName</I
+></TT
>
-rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Repository-<VAR
+rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Repository-<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->RepositoryName</VAR
+><I
+>RepositoryName</I
+></TT
></PRE
><P
> (Of course, replace AccountName and RepositoryName
> of the problem there.
</P
></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="REFSECT2"
+><A
+NAME="AEN382"
+></A
+><H3
+>Use with MS Exchange server</H3
+><P
+> Several users have reported problems with Microsoft Exchange
+ servers in conjunction with OfflineIMAP. This generally
+ seems to be related to the Exchange servers not properly
+ following the IMAP standards.
+ </P
+><P
+> Mark Biggers has posted some <A
+HREF="http://lists.complete.org/offlineimap@complete.org/2005/09/msg00011.html.gz"
+TARGET="_top"
+>information</A
+>
+ to the <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
+> mailing list about how he made it work.
+ </P
+><P
+> Other users have indicated that older (5.5) releases of
+ Exchange are so bad that they will likely not work at all.
+ </P
+><P
+> I do not have access to Exchange servers for testing, so any
+ problems with it, if they can even be solved at all, will
+ require help from <SPAN
+CLASS="APPLICATION"
+>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
+> users to find and fix.
+ </P
+></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN382"
+NAME="AEN391"
></A
><H2
>Other Frequently Asked Questions</H2
>folderfilter</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="PROPERTY"
->foldertrans</SPAN
+>nametrans</SPAN
>
configuration file options to request certain folders and rename them
as they come in if you like.
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN500"
+NAME="AEN509"
></A
><H2
>Conforming To</H2
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN513"
+NAME="AEN522"
></A
><H2
>Notes</H2
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN515"
+NAME="AEN524"
></A
><H3
>Deleting Local Folders</H3
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN522"
+NAME="AEN531"
></A
><H3
>Multiple Instances</H3
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN529"
+NAME="AEN538"
></A
><H3
>Copying Messages Between Folders</H3
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN535"
+NAME="AEN544"
></A
><H3
>Use with Evolution</H3
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
> account to have
- <VAR
+ <CODE
CLASS="OPTION"
->sep = /</VAR
+>sep = /</CODE
> in its configuration. Then, configure
Evolution with the
"Maildir-format mail directories" server type. For the path, you will need to
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN543"
+NAME="AEN552"
></A
><H3
>Use with KMail</H3
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN551"
+NAME="AEN560"
></A
><H3
>Mailing List</H3
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN555"
+NAME="AEN564"
></A
><H3
>Bugs</H3
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>OfflineIMAP</SPAN
-> bug-tracking system (BTS) at
- offlineimap@bugs.complete.org or submitted online using
- the <A
-HREF="http://bugs.complete.org/"
-TARGET="_top"
->web interface</A
->.
- </P
-><P
-> The Web site also lists all current bugs, where you can check their
- status or contribute to fixing them.
+> mailing list at offlineimap at complete
+ dot org. Debian users are encouraged to instead use the
+ Debian
+ bug-tracking system.
</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN575"
+NAME="AEN582"
></A
><H2
>Copyright</H2
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN584"
+NAME="AEN591"
></A
><H2
>Author</H2
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN596"
+NAME="AEN603"
></A
><H2
>See Also</H2
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN601"
+NAME="AEN608"
></A
><H2
>History</H2