[Kde-pim] switching distributions, but keeping KDE... how do i migrate my email?

[Martin Steigerwald]

Am Dienstag, 8. Januar 2013 schrieb Lailah:
> El dom, 06-01-2013 a las 11:47 +0100, Martin Steigerwald escribió:
> > Am Freitag, 4. Januar 2013 schrieb Lailah:
> > > El vie, 04-01-2013 a las 11:38 +0100, Martin Steigerwald escribió:
> > > > Am Dienstag, 11. Dezember 2012 schrieb salamandir:
> > > > > i am switching from kubuntu 12.04.1 to debian squeeze 2, but i'm
> > > > > keeping KDE,
> > > > > 
> > > > > in the past, i have had considerable difficulty getting my email
> > > > > to migrate successfully when i upgrade, and i'm wondering if
> > > > > there is a "preferred" way to migrate/upgrade email that doesn't
> > > > > lose data in the process.
> > > > 
> > > > Oh, I only see this now.
> > > > 
> > > > Debian Squeeze *and* Wheezy has KDEPIM 1 as of 4.4.11.
> > > > 
> > > > Kubuntu 12.04 likely had KDEPIM 2.
> > > > 
> > > > So in this case you can forget about the Akonadi database for KMail
> > > > for example.
> > > > 
> > > > You can still pick up the mail and KMail from KDEPIM 1 may recreate
> > > > most of the metadata from the maildir storage or IMAP server, but
> > > > I am not sure whether that includes all metadata.
> > > > 
> > > > So careful there. And I bet manual stepts involved. Possibly even
> > > > configuring KMail from start, since AFAIK KMail 2 uses a different
> > > > configuration file.
> > > > 
> > > > Ciao,
> > > 
> > > It is possible backup and restores Kmail data in any automatical way?
> > 
> > I think there is something for the newer KDEPIM 2 KMail meanwhile. I
> > think Laurent developed it, but could be mistaken.
> > 
> > I am not aware of anything except the usual export/import thing for
> > KMail 1 however.
> > 
> > AFAIK most mail flags are stored in filenames of maildir structure, but
> > I am not sure, whether thats all of them.
> > 
> > Ciao,
> 
> Yes, I was talking about that import/export thing.  He couldn't just
> export all of his data using the Kmail tool and then import it in the
> new system?

The newer system has the older KMail.

Which can import folders. But not complete directory structures AFAIK.

I think one can just configure an account in old KMail with the same Maildir 
as the new one used and the old KMail should take it, minus an everything 
thats is not stored in the mail file names. It might also possible to import 
filters.

I am not sure whether its a good idea to try the old KMail with the 
configuration file of the new one directly tough.

And I think nothing of this is officially supported.

Once KDEPIM 2 there is IMHO no officially supported way to go back to KMail 
from KDEPIM 1.

So I bet the original poster is mostly on his own.

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