watch_maildirs

mswatch helper tools to watch maildirs and trigger on-demand syncs

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/watch_maildirs.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install watch-maildirs
Ubuntu
apt-get install watch-maildirs
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install watch-maildirs
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install watch-maildirs
Raspbian
apt-get install watch-maildirs

watch-maildirs

mswatch helper tools to watch maildirs and trigger on-demand syncs

mswatch is a command line Unix program that keeps two mailboxes synchronized more efficiently and with shorter delays than periodically synchronizing them. mswatch watches mailboxes for changes to know when to initiate mailbox syncs. Using mswatch, your mail synchronization program can be called on demand instead of through polling, resulting in prompter mail delivery and lower bandwidth usage and server load. mswatch is designed to work in conjunction with mailbox synchronization programs, and currently supports watching Linux (2.4+) hosted Maildirs (including Maildir folders, Maildir++). Future support for additional mailbox formats, especially for mbox, is planned. This package provides the watch_maildirs and inputkill tools for use on imap server hosts.