[MlMt] Copying the contents of a smart folder to a zip file?

[Steven M. Bellovin]

Thanks. To say that the interface is non-obvious is an understatement. 
But it at least comes close to what I want.

On 16 May 2024, at 8:36, Bill Cole wrote:

> On 2024-05-15 at 20: 18: 29 UTC-0400 (Wed, 15 May 2024 
> 20: 18: 29 -0400) Steven M. Bellovin 
> <mailmate@ lists. freron. com> is rumored to have said: > Is 
> there any rational way to copy every message in a smart folder to a > 
> single zip file,
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> On 2024-05-15 at 20:18:29 UTC-0400 (Wed, 15 May 2024 20:18:29 -0400)
> Steven M. Bellovin <mailmate at lists.freron.com>
> is rumored to have said:
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>> Is there any rational way to copy every message in a smart folder to 
>> a
>> single zip file, preserving the date order? If I cmd-C the list of
>> messages and copy/paste the files somewhere (or do the same via the
>> command line), the order is quasi-random, not preserving dates. (I'm
>> perfectly happy to do any sort of weird stuff from the command line.)
>
> Have you tried the functions in the Commands->Export menu? It's a bit
> non-obvious in UI but it will export a selected set of messages to a
> directory full of individual messages or a mbox file.
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