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+Mailsync is a way of synchronizing a collection of mailboxes. The algorithm is
+a 3-way diff. Two mailboxes are simultaneously compared to a record of the
+state of both mailboxes at last sync. New messages and message deletions are
+propagated between the two mailboxes. If you're familiar with CVS, it's the
+same principle, except there's no opportunity for conflicts.