[MlMt] Preferences files shared between different hosts

[Patrik Fältström]

Hi,

Once again I have the need for starting use MailMate on a different host. This time because the trackpad and keyboard died on my laptop, and I have to launch a backup machine.

And copy settings etc to that new host.

I will copy the files by using DropBox and of course I once again thought about having settings there all the time and hard/soft links to the DropBox folder.

I think I really would like to:

1. Know what files we talk about that can be copied to a different host
2. Why not have them in a separate directory in the settings "hierarchy"
3. Hopefully MailMate will open/do changes/read/write/close in short bursts (and not keep the files open)
4. Could MailMate state(2) those files now and then, detect when files changes, and if so read the files and apps settings?

But, many things in for example the Mailboxes.plist file include UUID's for the identification of the mailboxes. I have not digged into that too much yet, but I guess the UUID's might be different on different clients even if they are the same IMAP mailbox?

Yes, I know the plan is to have settings stored in the IMAP server itself, but that implies you must have account settings set manually before the settings can be applied. A catch-22.

On the other hand, there can be race conditions anyway when for example DropBox is sync:ed, MailMate started and DropBox has not sync:ed the settings, MailMate create new settings and DropBox then sync the settings...etc.

But I think those race conditions will happen regardless of whether the settings are stored in IMAP or by some shared file system...

So, at least I think I would like to see in the manual one page saying "if you want to start running MailMate on a new host, these are the recommended steps...".

   paf
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