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| -rwxr-xr-x | archivemail.py | 50 |
1 files changed, 49 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/archivemail.py b/archivemail.py index 16b40b8..cd874b9 100755 --- a/archivemail.py +++ b/archivemail.py @@ -654,6 +654,52 @@ def guess_delivery_time(message): return time_message +def add_status_headers(message): + """ + Add Status and X-Status headers to a message from a maildir mailbox. + + Maildir messages store their information about being read/replied/etc in + the suffix of the filename rather than in Status and X-Status headers in + the message. In order to archive maildir messages into mbox format, it is + nice to preserve this information by putting it into the status headers. + + """ + status = "" + x_status = "" + match = re.search(":2,(.+)$", message.fp.name) + if match: + flags = match.group(1) + for flag in flags: + if flag == "D": # (draft): the user considers this message a draft + pass # does this make any sense in mbox? + elif flag == "F": # (flagged): user-defined 'important' flag + x_status = x_status + "F" + elif flag == "R": # (replied): the user has replied to this message + x_status = x_status + "A" + elif flag == "S": # (seen): the user has viewed this message + status = status + "R" + elif flag == "T": # (trashed): user has moved this message to trash + pass # is this Status: D ? + else: + pass # no whingeing here, although it could be a good experiment + + # files in the maildir 'cur' directory are no longer new, + # they are the same as messages with 'Status: O' headers in mbox + (None, last_dir) = os.path.split(os.path.dirname(message.fp.name)) + if last_dir == "cur": + status = status + "O" + + # Maildir messages should not already have 'Status' and 'X-Status' + # headers, although I have seen it done. If they do already have them, just + # preserve them rather than trying to overwrite/verify them. + if not message.get('Status') and status: + vprint("converting maildir status into Status header '%s'" % status) + message['Status'] = status + if not message.get('X-Status') and x_status: + vprint("converting maildir status into X-Status header '%s'" % x_status) + message['X-Status'] = x_status + + def is_flagged(message): """return true if the message is flagged important, false otherwise""" # MH and mbox mailboxes use the 'X-Status' header to indicate importance @@ -908,8 +954,10 @@ def _archive_dir(mailbox_name, final_archive_name, type): else: vprint("decision: archive message") if not options.dry_run: - if (not archive): + if not archive: archive = ArchiveMbox(final_archive_name) + if type == "maildir": + add_status_headers(msg) archive.write(msg) if not options.dry_run: delete_queue.append(msg.fp.name) else: |