Quick question about importing mail

DEVONthink
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I just upgraded to the Pro version, primarily to get the Mail Importing feature. Trying to find emails via Apple Mail’s simplistic search tool has become too annoying, so I want to take advantage of DT’s more robust searches, smart groups, etc.

I read through the manual, and just want to make sure I understand how this works. So…

  • when I archive a mailbox, DT creates a copy of each mail file in the selected DT database, each with a unique UUID
  • To keep my DT mail database current, I just archive the mailbox again — DT will skips previously imported messages.
  • But if I delete the message from DT (and empty the trash), I can import it again.

Is that correct?

Also, if I archive a mailbox into one database, can I archive it as well into a second database?

Thank you!

2

Yes, you are understanding emal archiving correctly.
And yes, each database is independent of one another so archiving emails can be done in each database.

3

Great! Thank you!