switching to the cloud

[Albrecht Will]

Hi,
It is highly recommended to do the transfer of KMail data per account or per 
folder using the export and import functions under Tools!
*.tar.bz
Import via extras and 'other email program'. Only here tar.bz are imported.

Albrecht

Am Freitag, 1. Juli 2022, 00:14:03 CEST schrieb John White:
> Our office has been using kmail (pop3) for many years.  Our head of chambers
> is getting a new computer (we use debian bulleye).
> 
> 1.  She wants to load her existing kmail files on her new computer,
> including all historical emails. She has POP3 emails.  Suggestions re
> helping her do this are appreciated.  My suggestion to her was to archive
> her files to a usb stick and then import the archived files to her new
> machine.
> 
> 2.  She is also thinking that she might out to switch from pop3 to imap so
> she could access her current (up to date) information from both her home
> and her office desktops.  Any suggestions that might help her do this?  She
> is afraid that the switch from pop3 to imap will not let her access her 3
> years of stored kmails.  She put the question to me as follows: "The intent
> would be to access my kmail through my dropbox account from any computer
> which I may log into for work and still be able to access all of my kmail
> history."
> 
> 
> I appreciate any input.
> 
> John