On Tue, Oct 24, 2006 at 08:55:17AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > Package: offlineimap > Version: 4.0.14 > Severity: wishlist > > This is a wild idea and of low priority, but I needed to get it out, > and if it's possible, I'd want that feature :) > > Can offlineimap preserve hardlinks? I am thinking that it could > encode the inode in the IMAP transmission somehow and automatically > link files on the second system which are linked on the first.
As far as I know, IMAP cannot reveal this information, so unfortunately, OfflineIMAP will not be able to do it. It would be possible to write some sort of tool along the lines of perforate that would examine only message bodies and relevant headers and hardlink messages together. A bitwise comparison will probably not do what you want because headers can differ subtly between folders, though you may want to try perforate anyway and see if it does what you want. -- John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
