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Markus Robert Kessler  wrote:
> On 4 Jan 2026 08:05:59 +1000 Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>> movemail imaps://foo@example.com/draft mh:///tmp/Mail/draft
>> 
>> I just tested that and it works for me. I can't see any way to download
>> all the folders with one command like you asked before though.
>> 
>> By the way, if you want to keep the messages on the server, you probably
>> want to use the "--sync=uidnext" option:
>> 
>> https://www.mailutils.org/manual/html_node/Sync.html
> 
> Yes, this way, download by foldername works, thanks!
> 
> When wanting the emails to remain on the server, flag '-p' (keep messages) 
> can be used. What does "--sync=uidnext" differently?

As explained at the link, adding "--sync=uidnext" avoids
re-downloading old messages that have already been retrieved when
you run it again.

> B.t.w., just trying to download folders with special characters in them, 
> like "Entwurfe" (drafts). I did not make it yet to get this encoded (for 
> instance "u" in html: ü)

With percent encoding that character turns into "%FC", or "%C3%BC"
if it uses UTF-8. There's a conversion table here:

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp

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