[kdepim-users] Kmail

[(=?utf-8?q?=60=60-=5F-=C2=B4=C2=B4?=) -- Fernando]

On Tuesday 26 February 2008 09:28:08 Anne Wilson wrote:
> Dave, this sounds like the long-standing bug that no-one has been able to 
> track down.  The cure is simple, but there's no guarantee that it won't occur again.
> 
> First thing is to close kmail.  I don't know the ubuntu structure, but very 
> likely your mail is stored in ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail - if that's not so, 
> first identify where it is stored.  Then look for inbox index files - i.e. 
> anything starting with .inbox.index - there will be two or three of them.  
> Delete them.  They will re recreated when you restart kmail.
> 
> You will lose any messages that have appeared as 'no subject' etc., but the 
> rest will be OK.  If this recurs, close kmail as soon as you see one message 
> affected and deal with the corrupted index files.  That way you will only 
> lose one.  Never click on any other message in that folder until you've done this.
> 
> HTH
> Anne

Hi Anne.
Here is a small tip I use:
just open up mutt [1] on the affected directory, check if the mail is still there, then copy that folder to a safe place, close kmail/kontact and kill all its remaining kios. After that, just delete the indexes to that mbox/Maildir. copy back the backup folder.
Hopes this helps.

[1] # mutt -f .kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/inbox/

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