Note The convert -d option can be used to convert non-mail databases.

Option	Use
-e	Enables mail files for IMAP use.
-h	To enable clients to download message headers more efficiently, the Convert task processes all messages in the mail file in the order in which they are listed in the mail file's "All Documents" view and adds the special IMAP attributes ($Content_Type, IMAP_BodyStruct, and IMAP_RFC822Size) to messages that don't have them. Because the Convert task is single-threaded, and this option requires the Convert task to process every message in the mail file, it is resource-intensive and can take a long time, especially for mail files where messages must also be converted from Notes rich text to MIME format. You cannot use this option in combination with the -e switch.
-m	Enables or disables folder references needed for IMAP.
-o	Removes from messages the IMAP items used to provide more efficient header retrieval. You may use this option in combination with the -h option, but not with the -e option.
-e-	Disables IMAP access to mail files (note the minus symbol in the command).

Related topics

The IMAP service
Using load convert to convert non-mail databases
Upgrading mail files with the mail conversion utility

Glossary