[MlMt] Moving messages to local storage

[Bill Cole]

On 31 Dec 2016, at 15:30, Dave C wrote:

> If I understand, MM does not provide a means to download messages from 
> the IMAP server to local HD for archiving locally. All MM’s features 
> are to be used to move messages between IMAP folders.
>
> Is my understanding correct?

Mostly. MailMate does not support any strictly local storage that is not 
notionally an image of an IMAP account.

MM does maintain a complete local copy of all messages in all of your 
subscribed IMAP folders, but that local replica of the IMAP server's 
mail store is kept in sync with the IMAP server. If you do regular 
backups (e.g. with Time Machine) and don't have ~/Library/Application 
Support/MailMate/Messages excluded from the backups, you've got archives 
for as long as you keep backups.

MM can also export messages in mbox form (Command->Export menu) or 
individually as .eml files (drag & drop from MM to a Finder window or 
Desktop.)

Some people set up a local IMAP server just for MM to use or configure a 
totally bogus account into which messages can be moved, where they will 
sit forever waiting to be synched to a server that doesn't exist.