On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > 2) I am downloading with the patched notmuch (to add x-keywords > containing the labels) only > > the "All Mail" folder - does your script use this information (if > present) to tag the emails? > > > > > > What is the patched notmuch? What does that do? > > Sorry - should have been "patched offlineimap" ( > https://github.com/aroig/offlineimap > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.offlineimap.general/5943/focus=5970and > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.offlineimap.general/5970 ) > > It is synching the gmail labels into the x-keywords header as a comma > separated list. These could > then be used by notmuch to be added to the labels. It also does sync > changes from the X-Keywords > to gmail (see > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.mail.imap.offlineimap.general/5943/focus=5970for details) I see. I use the All Mail folder and get the tags using the X-GM-LABELS imap extension. I don't muck with the mail headers in the process, fortunately.