Re: converting from qpopper

[Alain Magloire]

> 
> On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 12:09:32AM +0200, Sergey Poznyakoff wrote:
> 
> > The best way to convert qpopper's database to pop3d's seems to convert it
> > to plaintext first, and then make a db from it using db_load. 
> 
> Cool, thanks.  I'm not so familiar with qpopper, do you know of a good
> tool to convert it to plain text?  I'm not sure what type of database
> it is.
> 

It's a good point.

We support APOP in text file "/etc/apop.passwd"
and in DB2 "/etc/apop.db",  but the twist here,
for DB, we do not provide any tools to actually
create DB file.

On the TODO list.

Note:  Suprisingly we do not support GDB. Strange.

> I'll write this all up for the docs after.  Alain, do you want this
> all in the main mailutils docs, or in a seperate document "Defecting
> from the enemy" =)

8-)
Probably in programs.texi(section pop3d).
It will be incorporated later in the program that
manage/create db/gdb files, when someone find time
to write it.

Note: I think qpopper comes with such a tool.