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

[laurent Montel]

Le lundi 12 août 2013 17:38:45 Burkhard Lück a écrit :
> 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?

Import mbox directly in kmail as kmailcvt but not necessary to select type of 
file.

> 
> 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)

Wrong. Akonadi_folderarchive_agent it’s a new agent in 4.12 to move some mails 
in specific folder.


There is an menu “archive folder” with converts a folder to tar.bz*

> 
> 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?

exact.

> 
> 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

exact

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

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