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

[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?


Just a thought
Lailah

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