.TH MBOX2MDIR 1 "March 25, 2004" "DNA"
.SH NAME
mbox2mdir \- Convert mbox mailbox to Maildir
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mbox2mdir
mbox ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Mbox2mdir
converts a Berkeley
.I mbox
format mailbox, as used by
.BR mail (1),
to a
.I Maildir
format mailbox, as first described in
.IR Qmail .
.PP
Each
.I mbox
to be converted should be given as an argument to
.BR mbox2mdir .
The original
.I mbox
will be replaced by a new
.I Maildir
of the same name, containing all of the original messages.
Note that if you want to keep the original
.I mbox
you must make a copy of it before running
.BR mbox2mdir .
.PP
Converted messages are flagged as read if they have a
.B Status: R
header, otherwise they will be marked as new.
(Most mail systems use this header for read messages when stored in an
.IR mbox .)
.SH NOTES
.B Mbox2mdir
requires an additional local program,
.BR fstat (1),
which can be found at the same place that that you found
.BR mbox2mdir .
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR fstat (1)
.SH AUTHOR
David Newall, DNA Pty Ltd
.br
davidn@rebel.net.au