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In the 90s Slashdot was hot. There were no blogs, no feeds, just Slashdot and their commenting system. Even at its peak, but, you could see the problems. There were hordes of comments on tales, but most were worthless. Excellent comments often arrived late, and were never ranked so never seen. Realtime before its time, and flawed in the same way realtime is now. Slashdot is still around, but I rarely find anything novel there. Today was different. Someone questioned a question I've wondered about for years .. Question Slashdot | Best Way To Archive Emails For Later Searching? (Anonymous) ... I have kept every email I have ever sent or received since 1990, with the exception of junk mail (though I kept a lot of that as well). I have migrated my emails faithfully from Unix mail, to Eudora, to Outlook, to Thunderbird and Entourage, though I have left much of the older stuff in Outlook PST files. To make my life simpler I would now like to merge all the emails back into a single searchable archive — just because I can. But there are a few problems: a) Moving them between email systems is SLOW; while the data is only a few GB, it is hundred of thousands of emails and all of the email systems I have tried take forever to process the data. b) Some email systems (i.e. Outlook) become very sluggish when their database goes over a certain size. c) I don't want to leave them in a proprietary database, as within a few years the format becomes unsupported by the current generation of the software. d) I want to be able to search the full text, keep the attachments, view HTML emails correctly and follow email chains. e) Because I use multiple operating systems, I would prefer platform independence. f) Since I hope to maintain and add emails for the foreseeable future, I want to use some form of open standard. So, what would you recommend?'... I reckon I might still have my NCMail (Norton Commander Mail) archives, back before the public internet, when MCIMail was a fantastic services. That was, by the way, one of the best email clients ever written. Here are some of the suggestions, with my comments: Run an IMAP server and host them there Notmuch (Linux) Gmail MailSteward for OS X: Uses SQLite or MySQL and process mbox files from Eudora and Endourage. Works with Mail.app I'm going to see if this can process my PC Eudora files. Maildir storage format uses system directories for mail folders and is indexable. It's used by Dovecot IMAP sesrver. mairix - email index and search tool (unix) Sadly, most of the comments are as worthless as I remember, except they degenerate to mod disputes quicker than ever. Incidentally, Sarbanes-Oxley means CEOs can go to jail for corporate malfeasance. This is inspiring corporate rules around email retention and especially email deletion. So the email archive management industry is spinning up. Update: MailSteward failed Gordon's Law of Software Acquisition #4: Inspect the uninstaller. The best apps don't need one - just delete the app. After that look for something built into the app. Then look for something that downloads with the app. If there's no installer stop immediately. MailSteward has an Apple installer, but neither the FAQ or the Manual seem to discuss uninstallation. That finished my MailSteward evaluation.

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Apimac Brings Personal Database Solution to OS X

If you're one of those people who likes to keep their life organized (or, like me, one of those people who forget everything all the time), you may appreciate Apimac's recently-announced release of a version of its iDatabase product that runs on OS X. As its name implies, iDatabase is a "personal database management" solution that you can use to make customized date-centric interfaces for activities like tracking your calorie consumption, keeping tabs on your expenses or making a catalogue of your movies. Until now, Apimac's product has been designed to only run on iOS devices; the new release brings iDatabase to the Mac with an OS X client that features a similar interface and workflow, adapted to work with Apple's desktop operating system. According to the company, iDatabase for OS X is virtually identical in features, layout and operation to its iOS cousin; the two versions are capable of bi-directional syncing over Wi-Fi and, in addition to supporting the development of completely customizable database, come with sixteen convenient templates for activities ranging from an exercise log to vehicle maintenance reminder. iDatabase 1.0 for OS X, which requires a Mac running version 10.5.8 or higher of the operating system, costs $29 and can be bought directly from Apimac's Website. The company also offers a free trial.