Re: Import from mbox to Nabble: de-duplication?

Posted by Graham Perrin on May 23, 2009; 5:07am
URL: https://support.nabble.com/Re-Archiving-old-messages-tp2264468p2960978.html

… bump :)

I expect to receive a mbox of a list archive — in its entirety (not a date range).

Please, which of the following is true?

1. [ ] Working with the entire archive (not date-restricted), messages in Nabble will be:
— neither (a) overwritten, by their counterparts in the mbox
— nor (b) duplicated by their counterparts

2. [ ] Duplication may occur
— original messages in Nabble will appear alongside their imported counterparts

3. [ ] I should edit the mbox, prior to import, to avoid duplication
— I guess, removing all messages beyond a certain date.†

Obviously, the first answer is preferred but I'd like to know the routine before the import occurs.

TIA
Graham

† mbox will be for import into forum <http://n2.nabble.com/Chandler-users-f1653123.html>, I assume that messages more recent than 2008-12-15 need not be imported.