- Log file with all actions
- Caching
-Important note: Only the -first- received line is interpreted.
+Note: Only the -first- received line is interpreted.
This was the lastest date on our server. We don't interpret
all received lines because spam messages tend to contain bogus dates.
-An alternative approach would be to interpret the "Date:" header.
+
+If no recieved line is found, you can enable a fallback
+mechanism to the "Date:" header in the configuration file.
+This is useful for correcting "Sent" items.
+
+
+By default the script runs in test mode and does not modify any messages.
+When you run it for the first time, it will create the configuration file.
+Adapt the settings to your needs and re-run the script.
+
+If you are fine with the actions, you can enable the update mode in the config.
Prerequisites:
-Python version 3 or later
+Python version 3 or later. Also tested with python 2.7.
+
+ Linux: Should be part of any modern linux distribution
+ Windows: Get it from http://www.python.org/getit/windows/
Necessary files:
- userdata.csv: Contains information necessary for the user session with format:
Produced files:
- fix_imap_internaldate.cfg: Configuration of the script - created on first run.
- fix_imap_internaldate.log: Log file. Will be truncated on script invocation.
-- conflict_stats.txt: Final report on statistics about detected date conflicts and missing dates.
+- statistics.txt: Final report on statistics about detected date conflicts and missing dates.
- message_cache.dat: Cache file used for performance improvements
-Invocation on Windows requires and results in the same files.
-
For more information please contact opensource@intra2net.com