Complete Guide: Installing watch-maildirs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "watch-maildirs" package

This guide let you learn how to install watch-maildirs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "watch-maildirs" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall watch-maildirs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                watch-maildirs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the watch-maildirs package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: watch-maildirs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/mail
Installed-Size: 111
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jonas Smedegaard
Architecture: amd64
Source: mswatch
Version: 1.2.0-2.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Recommends: openssh-server | ssh-server
Filename: pool/universe/m/mswatch/watch-maildirs_1.2.0-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 34866
MD5sum: 7752a1779939a5224c8a325b22d7c177
SHA1: 790baf10acacbc86f9886c778f615330a6eee248
SHA256: 0603942c87057086681820194ce9f7bd340384230a306ec5f7f57bad4e9de4cc
Description-en: 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.
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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.
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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.
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This package provides the watch_maildirs and inputkill tools for use on
imap server hosts.
Description-md5: eb53fdbb3f1b2450a6f9004c26cc0689
Enhances: imap-server
Homepage: http://mswatch.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu