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# $Id: README_Windows.txt,v 1.11 2018/05/05 22:46:01 gilles Exp gilles $
#
# This is the README_Windows.txt file for imapsync
# imapsync : IMAP sync and migrate tool.
WINDOWS
=======
There is two ways to install and use imapsync on Windows systems: A) or B).
Standard users should take the A) way, the simplest way.
Developers, or powerful users that want to build their own imapsync.exe
or modify it, have to consider the B) way, the complex but powerful way.
A) Simplest way
---------------
A.1) Get imapsync.
Get imapsync at https://imapsync.lamiral.info/
You'll then have access to a zip archive file named imapsync_1.xxx.zip
where 1.xxx is the imapsync release number.
A.2) Extract the zip file in a folder where you will work with imapsync.
You can work on the Desktop since the zip file extraction creates
a unique folder named imapsync_1.xxx (where 1.xxx is the imapsync
release number).
A.3) Check the folder
In the folder extracted imapsync_1.xxx you see 6 files and 2 directories:
* README_Windows.txt is the current file you are reading.
* README.txt is the imapsync general document.
* FAQ.d/* FAQs are a good read when something goes wrong.
* imapsync_example.bat is a simple batch file example you will copy and edit.
* sync_loop_windows.bat is a batch file example for syncing many accounts.
* file.txt is an input file example for syncing many accounts.
* imapsync.exe is the imapsync binary. You don't have to run it directly.
* Cook/ is the directory to build imapsync.exe from its source,
for the B) way and expert users.
You can copy or rename imapsync_example.bat as you wish as long as
its extension remains ".bat". On Windows systems .bat extension
means "I'm a batch script". Same thing for sync_loop_windows.bat.
The batch scripts have to stay in the same directory than
imapsync.exe because of the way they call imapsync.exe,
they use ".\imapsync.exe", so let them be in the same directory.
Or change the path .\ to whatever you want if you understand what
you're doing.
For the rest of this documentation I assume you copied
imapsync_example.bat to a file named imapsync_stuff.bat
A.4) Edit the batch file
Edit imapsync_stuff.bat and change the values with yours.
In order to edit it you have do a right click on it and select "modify"
in the list presented in the small window menu.
Notepad or Notepadd++ are very good editors to modify it.
Office Word or any powerful text processor are not good for that job,
don't use them!
Files FAQ.txt and FAQ.d/* contain many tips and special options sometimes
needed by specific imap server softwares like Exchange or Gmail.
A.5) Run the batch file
To run imapsync with your values just double-click on
the batch file imapsync_stuff.bat
You do not need to have administrator privileges to run imapsync.
A.6) Loop on A.5) A.6) edit, run, edit, run etc.
Loop the process of editing and running imapsync until
you solve all issues and all values suit your needs.
A.7) Look the sync running. You can abort it at any time with a
quick double ctrl-c, hit ctrl-c twice within one second.
(a single ctrl-c will reconnect to both imap servers)
A.8) When the sync is finished you can find the whole log of the output
in the folder named "LOG_imapsync", the logfile name is based
on the launching date, hour, minute, second, miliseconds and the
user2 parameter. There is one logfile per run.
The logfile name is printed at the end of the imapsync run.
If you do not want logging to a file then use option --nolog
B) Hard way. It is the hard way because it installs all software
dependencies. This is the way for modifying imapsync.exe if needed.
B.1) Install Perl if it isn't already installed.
Strawberry Perl is a very good candidate
http://strawberryperl.com/
I use 5.26.0.1 (31 may 2017) but previous and later releases
should work (5.18 and 5.20 do) as well.
B.2) Go into the Cook/ directory
B.3) Double-clic build_exe.bat
It should create a binary imapsync.exe in the current Cook/ directory.
B.4) Move imapsync.exe in the upper directory and follow instructions
from A.3) to A.8)