[MlMt] Mail archive tools - best searching

[Zvi Biener]

Stability of MM aside, I'd recommend FoxTrot Professional from CTM 
software. It has a very sophisticated search syntax, and will handle 
virtually any type of file. I don't think it has a syntax specific to 
email, but you might be able to overcome that with good enough queries 
(like find "bob" 1 word away from "from" and "beer" one word away from 
"subject"). There is a month trial so you can try it.
Zvi

On 5 Aug 2021, at 7:16, MM_Arc wrote:

> Antonia,
>
> I would recommend you to  alt-Check_for_Update to load the latest 
> Test_Build r5820 which is very stable imho
>
> Alternatively you can go to https://updates.mailmate-app.com/archives/ 
> and load a less recent Test_Build
>
> Regards,
>
> Marc
>
> On 4 Aug 2021, at 21:52, Antonio Leding wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your responses and yeah, I would very much like to resolve 
>> the crash issue but I know Benny is busy so frankly, I really 
>> didn’t wanna be a bother and push the issue especially in these 
>> awesome pandemic times.
>>
>> When this began, I allowed the system to send the crash reports but 
>> after a month or two, I stopped because it seemed to have the same 
>> data.  Regardless, I will resume sending them in starting with the 
>> next crash.
>>
>> As to version: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6; MailMate is 1.13.1 (5682) 
>> but this began on a previous version at least 6-8 months ago…
>>
>> - - -
>>
>> On 4 Aug 2021, at 0:54, MM_Arc wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Antonio,
>>>
>>> Which version of MacOS and which version of MM are you using ?
>>>
>>> I’ve ran into some issues with development versions which Benny ( 
>>> Mr. MM ) quickly resolved.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>> Marc
>>>
>>> On 3 Aug 2021, at 22:38, Antonio Leding wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello MailMate community,
>>>>
>>>> My inquiry today has to do with the search facilities of the 
>>>> various mail archiving tools out there.  Based on my reading of the 
>>>> mailer archives, the following tools seem to get a lot of mention:
>>>>
>>>> * Devon
>>>> * EagleFiler
>>>> * Mail Steward
>>>> * Horcrux
>>>> * Mail Archiver X
>>>>
>>>> **As baseline**, I truly love MailMate’s search facility.  I find 
>>>> it to be incredibly functional and an essential tool that enables 
>>>> me to easily find emails especially when I have very little search 
>>>> criteria.  So MailMate’s search functionality is a minimum 
>>>> requirement for me.
>>>>
>>>> **Next - my current setup**:  I have a locally installed Dovecot 
>>>> server that is dedicated to archives.  This works great and because 
>>>> it is accessible via MailMate, access & searching of archives is 
>>>> essentially the same as for “live” email.  And while I do love 
>>>> the consistency, it is not a “must-have” like the search 
>>>> functionality is.
>>>>
>>>> **The issue???** Simply put, MailMate is unstable - well, it is for 
>>>> me at least. Despite running various MailMate versions across 
>>>> different Macs & OS versions, MailMate still crashes at least 3-5 
>>>> times per week.
>>>>
>>>> So, in an attempt to find a more stable scenario, I’ve decided to 
>>>> check with you all and solicit feedback regarding how well each of 
>>>> the above apps implements search facilities.  I’ve actually tried 
>>>> both Devon & EagleFiler and while Devon’s search seems to rival 
>>>> that of MailMate, I find EagleFiler’s search to be somewhat 
>>>> lacking.  Perhaps this is a user error issue and if so, then please 
>>>> feel free to educate me.
>>>>
>>>> So with that, I respectfully request any feedback you would like to 
>>>> share re: your mail archiver of choice and how well it provides 
>>>> search facilities.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance…
>>>>
>>>> — Tony —
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