kmail: message archive and restore - RFH

[gerry gavigan]

Got it - grabbed "cur" from inbox - copied it into new folder - successfully 
found all mails

On Sunday 01 February 2004 7:41 pm, Robin Rosenberg wrote:
> söndag 01 februari 2004 19:44 skrev gerry gavigan:
> > Thank you for replying.
> >
> > > Do you mean copying the whole Mail directory doesn't work?
> >
> > I am sorry but I wasn't sure I understood the suggestion.
> >
> > Are you are suggesting I just drag and drop the entire mail directory
> > into k3b?
> >
> > If so, it creates completely the uncertainly I am trying to avoid:
> >
> > I wouldn't know that when I drop the directory into a fresh install of
> > Kmail, that I would be able to read my messages.
> >
> > When I move one message out of the directory and put it back, Kmail
> > cannot "see" it (I might as well have deleted it)
>
> Maybe I don't understand your problem, but I'll try anyway; If you copy the
> whole Mail directory, that includes the indexes. Can't see how that could
> fail. If you oth copy only the mbox or MailDir representing a KMail folder
> you will be out of sync. You must copy the index files also.
>
> However, if your remove the index files, I think KMail recreates them. (you
> mail lose any marks you set though). This is an observation on the mbox
> format and not necessarily supported officially. It seems reasonable that
> it should always work though.
>
> > > Another way if you want to be selective is to import from the MailDir's
> > > or mboxes from your copy by setting up a mail account in KMail to read
> > > from it.
> >
> > I didn't understand what you meant here.  Did you mean set up another
> > user account?  How then would I save the messages, without encountering
> > the problem about?
>
> See the create account in KMail and look at the options. The "source" could
> be an mbox or Maildir instead of pop etc. KMail stores its mail in on of
> those formats, whichever you choose, MailDir being the default.  On top of
> that KMail creates index files that are not involved when you import stuff.
> I have not tried this with Maildir, only mbox, but I see no reason it
> should not work.
>
> > Gerry
>
> -- robin

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