* Tips re syncing notmuch database and maildir via iCloud?
@ 2024-01-10 14:26 HGV
2024-01-16 0:35 ` David Bremner
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From: HGV @ 2024-01-10 14:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: notmuch
Does anyone have experience syncing the notmuch database or an entire
maildir directory via iCloud? I keep most of my email archive offline
but since iCloud added end-to-end encryption, I've considered syncing my
archived mail and notmuch database via iCloud. But I'm worried that
iCloud might introduce issues either directly with the notmuch database
or by slightly altering the mail files/directories. Any tips about
syncing the notmuch database or a maildir directory (whether iCloud or
via another service) would be appreciated.
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* Re: Tips re syncing notmuch database and maildir via iCloud?
2024-01-10 14:26 Tips re syncing notmuch database and maildir via iCloud? HGV
@ 2024-01-16 0:35 ` David Bremner
2024-01-16 2:16 ` Olly Betts
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From: David Bremner @ 2024-01-16 0:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: HGV, notmuch; +Cc: xapian-discuss
HGV <hgv@fastmail.com> writes:
> Does anyone have experience syncing the notmuch database or an entire
> maildir directory via iCloud? I keep most of my email archive offline
> but since iCloud added end-to-end encryption, I've considered syncing my
> archived mail and notmuch database via iCloud. But I'm worried that
> iCloud might introduce issues either directly with the notmuch database
> or by slightly altering the mail files/directories. Any tips about
> syncing the notmuch database or a maildir directory (whether iCloud or
> via another service) would be appreciated.
Since you didn't get any answer on the notmuch list, I'm forwarding your
mail to the Xapian list. I guess if Xapian syncs fine in general to
iCloud, notmuch should be likely (but not guaranteed) OK.
d
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* Re: Tips re syncing notmuch database and maildir via iCloud?
2024-01-16 0:35 ` David Bremner
@ 2024-01-16 2:16 ` Olly Betts
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From: Olly Betts @ 2024-01-16 2:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Bremner; +Cc: HGV, notmuch, xapian-discuss
On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 08:35:37PM -0400, David Bremner wrote:
> HGV <hgv@fastmail.com> writes:
>
> > Does anyone have experience syncing the notmuch database or an entire
> > maildir directory via iCloud? I keep most of my email archive offline
> > but since iCloud added end-to-end encryption, I've considered syncing my
> > archived mail and notmuch database via iCloud. But I'm worried that
> > iCloud might introduce issues either directly with the notmuch database
> > or by slightly altering the mail files/directories. Any tips about
> > syncing the notmuch database or a maildir directory (whether iCloud or
> > via another service) would be appreciated.
>
> Since you didn't get any answer on the notmuch list, I'm forwarding your
> mail to the Xapian list. I guess if Xapian syncs fine in general to
> iCloud, notmuch should be likely (but not guaranteed) OK.
I know nothing about iCloud, but assuming it syncs the filenames and
contents correctly then the potential concerns I can see if you're
syncing a Xapian database are:
* On the machine being synced from you need to ensure that indexing
doesn't happen during syncing or else the synced version may be
corrupted - if you run "notmuch new" in a mail delivery hook or
from cron or similar that's problematic
* On the side being synced to searches may fail or work incorrectly
during syncing
Xapian's replication feature knows how to sync changes safely avoiding
these potential problems, but I've no idea if you could make it work
with iCloud.
Cheers,
Olly
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