Switching directories from maildir to mbox in kmail 4.14.1

[Martin Steigerwald]

rhkramer at gmail.com - 21.05.19, 02:39:
> > > I should add that I've done some googling, and found some
> > > instructions that seem to imply the when I create a new folder, I
> > > should get a popup that has a selection for mbox or maildir. 
> > > That doesn't popup on this system.
> > 
> > There are three resources for local mail storage:
> > 
> > 1. Maildir (default): stores mails in a maildir folder structure.
> > 
> > 2. Mbox: Accesses a single mailbox file (good for local mail in
> > '/var/ spool/mail').
> > 
> > 3. Mixedmaildir: allows to decide per folder whether to use maildir
> > or mbox.
> > 
> > I bet the third would show up the popup you mentioned. However it
> > has
> > been a long time I last used it.
> > 
> > When you create a new user defined resource for receiving (and
> > storing) mails I believe when you use 'KMail mail folder' (roughly
> > translated from German) you will get mixedmaildir resource.
> 
> Hmm, I have no idea how to create "a new user defined resource for
> receiving (and storing) mails".  I've tried googling, and, so far,
> nothing makes sense to me.

Settings / Setup KMail / Accounts / Add (roughly translated from german 
as my KMail displays in German language). It may be slightly different in 
older versions of KMail (I am using 18.08).

Ciao,
-- 
Martin