[kde-doc-english] Documentation of Import + Export of Mails + PIM Data

[Burkhard Lück]

Hi,

there are a lot of different ways of import/export with KMail, KMailCVT, Pim 
Setting Exporter, Import Wizard etc.

To be able to provide proper documentation for KDEPim Users this needs to be 
sorted out/clarified and explained.

As first step to get there I have collected all my infos about that topic:

 Import + Export of Mails + PIM Data

0) Export / View single mails in KMail via File->Save As / Open
Import via kmailcvt (mbox), in 4.12 via mboximporter?

Use case: Transfer single mails


1) akonadi_folderarchive_agent (needs a proper Name for GUI+Docs?)
KMail Folder->Archive Folder or Archive Folder from a folders context menu
Export of a mail folder and its subfolders to zip/tar/tar.bz2/tar.gz
Import via kmailcvt (KMail Archive)

Use case: transfer single KMail folders(+subfolders) from/to accounts or 
computers


2) kmailcvt ("KMailCVT")
Standalone + in KMail via File->Import Messages
Select any location of archive / mail folder from different apps + import 
In 4.11 the only application able to import kmail archive, mbox, plain text?

Use case:
Transfer mails from different apps from any account/computer, 
e.g copy a top mail folder of another application to a USB stick and import 
that?


3) pimsettingsexporter ("PIM Settings Exporter")
Standalone + in KMail via Tools->Export KMail Date -> Back up Data / Restore 
Data
Import + Export of settings + data to/from zip Archiv
Resources, Mail Transport, Config, Identity, Mails, Akonadi Database (more?)

Use case: Transfer a selectable set of pim data, but only whole 
resources/transport/config/mails/akonadi data, 
no single mail folders or resources or identities or ...


4) importwizard (change name in GUI to "Import Wizard"?)
Standalone + in KMail via Tools->Import Wizard
Detects mail from other mailer applications in user account automatically

Use case: Import all Mails from another Mail application in the user account 
into KMail, no transfer from different account/computer


Please check this info, correct all errors, comment and/or confirm if right.

Thanks.

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Burkhard Lück