NAME

       lurker-index — imports messages into the archive

SYNOPSIS

       lurker-index [-c <config-file>]  [-l <list>]  [-i <mbox/maildir>]  [-v -d -n -u -f]  [-m]

DESCRIPTION

       lurker-index  indexes  messages  from  standard input and stores them in the lurker database.  It imports
       either a single message, or a batch of messages in mbox format.

       It is important to note that lurker messages in order and may miss  new  messages  delivered  during  the
       import.  For this reason, you should setup lurker to receive new mail before importing old mail. Only use
       lurker-index on inactive mail folders!

       By default, lurker-index reads from standard input in mbox format,  delimited  by  'From  <addr>  <date>'
       lines.   Be aware that if the mbox is not delimited correctly between messages it will be interpretted as
       a single message with an invalid date. To read other sources, see the '-i' option.  If input is a  single
       email, use '-m'.

OPTIONS

       -c config-file
                 Use this config file for lurker settings.

       -l listid Import messages to the named mailing list. This should match the value in the lurker.conf after
                 the 'list = ' entry.

       -m        Import a single message. In this mode lurker will never interpret  'From  '  lines  as  message
                 delimiters.  When being fed newly delivered mail, this is the preferred mode of operation.  Try
                 to turn off the 'From ' escaping of your MTA when using this mode,  as  lurker  does  it's  own
                 escaping which is generally smarter.

                 This option should be used when lurker-index is invoked by the MTA for newly delivered email.

       -i mbox/maildir
                 Import messages from the specified mailbox or maildir.  Lurker-index by default reads a mailbox
                 (mbox format) from standard input. If the '-i' parameter is a file, the file is assumed  to  be
                 in the mbox format and is read instead of standard input.  If the parameter is a directory, the
                 directory is assumed to be in maildir format.

                 If '-m' is used, the input MUST be a raw email, preferably with a mbox header, never a maildir.

       -v        Verbose operation. Lurker will output statistics about import speed to assist you  in  tweaking
                 options  for  best  throughput  on your system. It also helps you know how much longer you will
                 have to wait.

       -d        Drop duplicates per list. This option will check the database to see if the message has already
                 been  imported to a mailing list. Only if it has not been imported will lurker append it to the
                 mailbox. Even without this option lurker does not index a message twice. If  an  import  failed
                 part-way  through,  you  probably  want  this option to avoid needless replication. However, to
                 generate mailboxes which accurately reflect delivery, leave the option off.

       -n        Don't compress messages. This will increase the database size  and  import  speed.  Lurker  can
                 handle  a  database  with  mixed  compressed  and uncompressed messages. However, zcat/gzip and
                 database upgrades cannot. If you need these to function, you should never  mix  compressed  and
                 uncompressed messages within a single mailing list.

       -u        Trust  user  Date  headers from the email more than the delivery time. Normally lurker compares
                 the two and if the user time differs too much from the delivery time, the delivery time is used
                 instead.   When  this option is used, lurker will simply trust the user Date header whenever it
                 exists, otherwise it uses the delivery time.

                 This option should never be used as  a  default.  It  is  intended  for  dealing  with  corrupt
                 mailboxes  or maildirs. A better solution than using this option is to find an uncorrupted copy
                 of the mail.

       -f        Fast import (but vulnerable to power-failure). This may improve the lifetime of your  hard-disk
                 and  increase  import  speed by up to 30%. However, if the power fails during import or shortly
                 thereafter, it is possible you will  have  a  corrupted  database.  If  you  use  a  journaling
                 filesystem, lurker guarantees no corruption when you OMIT this parameter.

SEE ALSO

       lurker-prune(1), lurker-params(1), lurker-list(1), lurker-search(1)

       lurker documentation on http://lurker.sourceforge.net/

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002: Wesley W. Terpstra <terpstra@users.sourceforge.net>

       This  program  is  free  software;  you  can  redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
       General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even
       the  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public
       License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not,  write
       to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

BUGS

       Before  reporting  a  bug,  please confirm that the bug you found is still present in the latest official
       release. If the problem persists, then send mail with instructions describing how to reproduce the bug to
       <lurker-users@lists.sourceforge.net>.

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