[GitHub] [incubator-ponymail-foal] sebbASF commented on issue #193: Permalinks and other items can be dropped when importing mails

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sebbASF commented on issue #193:
URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-ponymail-foal/issues/193#issuecomment-1013559234


   As far as importing mails is concerned, by default the code should not overwrite any existing entries.
   If an mbox entry is found to exist, then the corresponding source entry should not be imported.
   Duplicate source entries can just be dropped; this will preserve existing settings.
   
   Any duplicate emails should be reported so action can be taken as needed.
   
   An option can be added to retain the current behaviour, but it should be made obvious that using the option can result in loss of data.
   
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   It's not so obvious what to do in the case of the archiver, because the input is generally ephemeral.
   Duplicate source entries should be dropped, but duplicate mbox entries may perhaps result from different input messages.
   This needs further analysis; it may be necessary to update the mbox entry if it has a different source id.


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