Self-hosted software for searching email archive? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by doggy@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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i have a few mbox files that i'd like to be able to search from any device - but not to send or receive email. is there a go-to lightweight self-hosted service for this?

thank you!

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[-] raffomania@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago

Have you looked into notmuch?

[-] conrad82@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago

I ended up with installing a dovecot IMAP server that i can connect to from any email client. but no smtp to send emails

Then you connect to the imap server from the email client and search that way

[-] doot@social.bug.expert 3 points 3 years ago

I'd either try loading them into elastic search as a document per email... alternatively, something like mairix or even Thunderbird should do it

[-] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 3 points 3 years ago

I am also interested in this, my workaround is loading the emails via imap on gmail but i don't really like it

[-] doggy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 years ago

for now i've just installed mairix and will search that via ssh, i'll look into all the other suggestions when i have more time, thanks everyone :D

[-] vegetaaaaaaa@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

IMAP server like dovecot https://lemmy.world/comment/813653

Access it from thunderbird or a dedicated web interface (still can't find a good one after all these years)

this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023

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