[wfleming]

> So if you're looking for an IMAP->Maildir retriever or backup solution consider trying out mbsync first.

I'll second this: I used OfflineIMAP at first, but switched to mbsynrc after being unhappy with OfflineIMAP's performance. (It also seemed to hang semi-sporadically for me, which made it a pain to launch as a cron job.)

Lots of factors affect which tool is the better for a given user, of course, but I personally have been happier with mbsynrc.

[amirouche]

There is the future version of offlineimap called https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/imapfw