[MlMt] 2nd instance of MaiMate

[Randall Gellens]

I thought Marc wanted both instances running simultaneously (for 
example, one could be an active client applying rules and managing 
things more or less autonomously, while the other is used interactively 
for handling specific messages.)  To run multiple instances at the same 
time, I think a VM or separate machine or different user would work.  To 
run different instances serially (only one at a time), moving files back 
and forth via a script would work (Years back, I used a script that 
triggered when I switched Location, that killed the Retrospect daemon, 
renamed the active Retrospect configuration file to a specific name 
based on where it had come from, then renamed a Location-specific 
version of the Retrospect configuration file to be the active one.  It 
used extended file attributes to mark each file with the name of 
Location it went with.  That way, when I moved my laptop between home 
and work, the correct Retrospect configuration was active.)

--Randall

On 18 May 2020, at 16:54, Guillaume Barrette wrote:

> Hi Randall,
>
>    No, I was suggesting switching "profiles" between different 
> MailMate opening.
>
> Marc said that he wanted one instance handle its archive mailboxes and 
> another one to its maintenance. So, I was saying to switch its data 
> when he wants to do its maintenance and revert back for when he wants 
> to do its normal stuff.
>
> Therefore, that would be:
>
> 1. Run MailMate normally to do standard stuff
> 2. Close MailMate and move data
> 3. Open MailMate with new database and do the maintenance
> 4. Close MailMate and move back the data to return to normal stuff
>
> Best,
>
> --
> Guillaume
>
> On 18 May 2020, at 19:48, Randall Gellens wrote:
>
>> You're suggesting a script that:
>>
>> (1) Runs MailMate
>> (2) Moves key files and folders while MailMate has them open
>> (3) Runs MailMate for second instance
>>
>> Now there are two copies of MailMate running, one using the renamed 
>> files/folders, relying on file system semantics to keep the instances 
>> operating on the correct files?
>>
>> When switching between apps (e.g., cmd-tab or Dock), how would one 
>> distinguish between the instances? Just the appearance of the viewer 
>> window?
>>
>> --Randall
>>
>> On 18 May 2020, at 7:46, Guillaume Barrette wrote:
>>
>>> Before seeing TJ's email, I thought of a manual solution, but now I 
>>> think SwitchUp may be a better solution (less risky).
>>>
>>> However, if you want to try, you can simply create a script (or do 
>>> it manually) that would switch between 2 sets of MailMate associated 
>>> files (data).
>>>
>>> In short, you would need to switch the directories/files at:
>>>
>>> - ~/Library/Application Support/MailMate
>>> - ~/Library/Preferences/com.freron.MailMate.plist
>>> - ~/Library/Caches/com.freron.MailMate
>>> - ~/Library/Saved Application State/com.freron.MailMate.savedState
>>>
>>> To do that, you can move them out or rename them and MailMate will 
>>> create a new set when it starts again. Then you can switch between 
>>> those 2 sets and you should get what you want (if I'm not missing a 
>>> file).
>>>
>>> So, I would say, I won't give you any guarantee, but if you feel 
>>> confident in manipulating those files, you should be fine. Do a 
>>> backup before and the first 2 directories should be the 2 most 
>>> important since they are your data and the 2 others mainly some 
>>> cached data.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> --
>>> Guillaume
>>>
>>> On 18 May 2020, at 7:22, TJ Luoma wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/switchup/ was an application
>>>> designed to do just that: let you run multiple separate apps as the
>>>> same user.
>>>>
>>>> It's no longer in active development, but seems to work fine in
>>>> Catalina. There's a 60-day trial on its website.
>>>>
>>>> The only downside is that it's no longer in active development,
>>>> although it is still for sale.
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