README.md in imap-backup-1.0.15 vs README.md in imap-backup-1.0.16
- old
+ new
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
```
It connects to GMail by default, but you can also specify a server:
```json
-{
+{
"accounts":
[
{
"username": "my.user@gmail.com",
"password": "secret",
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@
{"name": "[Gmail]/All Mail"},
{"name": "my_folder"}
]
}
]
-}
+}
```
## Google Apps
* Enable IMAP access to your account via the GMail interface (Settings/Forwarding and POP/IMAP),
@@ -99,10 +99,27 @@
Each folder is saved to an mbox file.
Alongside each mbox is a file with extension '.imap', which lists the source IMAP
UIDs to allow a full restore.
+# Troubleshooting
+
+If you have problems:
+
+1. ensure that you have the latest release,
+2. turn on debugging output:
+
+```json
+{
+ "accounts":
+ [
+ ...
+ ],
+ "debug": true
+}
+```
+
# Other Usage
List IMAP folders:
```shell
@@ -124,9 +141,10 @@
# Similar Software
* https://github.com/thefloweringash/gmail-imap-backup
* https://github.com/mleonhard/imapbackup
* https://github.com/rgrove/larch - copies between IMAP servers
+* https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap
## Contributing
1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)