Re: Best way to configure backup?

[Kenneth Pronovici <pronovic@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the feedback...
Over the last couple of hours, I mostly reached this conclusion myself.  I
think you're right that something like fetchmail or getmail is probably more
appropriate.
KEN

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Paul Hinze <paul.t.hinze@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Kenneth Pronovici <pronovic@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > I want a one-way pull, not a two-way sync.  I just want my backup
> > to include the latest gmail state.  In particular, I want to make sure
> that
> > changes in the backup (which would always be inadvertent) never
> > get propagated to gmail.
>
> AFAIK, two-way sync is central to offlineimap's design; there might be
> a way to configure it to do only one way, but I'll leave that to those
> who know more than me. :)
>
> My suggestion is this: rather than trying to work around the main
> behavior of offlineimap, you might be better served looking into
> something that does one-way sync as its primary task.  I would
> recommend looking into fetchmail [1] [2]; it's something I used for a
> time to do just what you say--backup a GMail account.
>
> I'm sure there is a way to get offlineimap to suit your needs, but I'm
> just not sure if it's the right tool for the job you're looking for.
> Others on this list, feel free to disagree. :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul
>
> [1] fetchmail homepage: http://fetchmail.berlios.de/
> [2] "what is fetchmail and why should i bother?":
> http://fetchmail.berlios.de/fetchmail-FAQ.html#G1
>
>


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