Thanks, I thought as much about the app security. So, only an update from the original email app authors would do (Google I presume).
I have tried forwarding, but I think I then lose the date/time the email was sent, which is really quite important... Thanks once again. On Jun 23, 9:59 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > Best I can suggest then is to forward all your emails to yourself. > Assuming that there is no such function in the program already. > > The problem is in the unix security permissions. Each program has its > own user account on the system, and each program's private data is > restricted to that user's access rights... or root. > > If you were to use a modified version of the email program... I doubt > that would work. I haven't actually tried this, but I believe that it > would be necessary for the modified version to be signed with the same > private key as the original was signed with, otherwise the system > won't allow the "update". > > On Jun 23, 2:56 pm, G1Helen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks, lbcoder. That's the closest I've got to an answer so far. > > Unfortunately I don't have root (part of the reason I want to format > > is to get root...). I take it you don't have any other suggestions for > > non root users? > > > Could I possibly pay someone (rentacoder.com?) to modify the source > > for the email app to export my mail? Or is there some security feature > > that stops forks of apps accessing the original apps data? > > > Helen > > > On Jun 23, 2:33 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > If you have root access, you can simply make a backup of the working > > > directory for the email app. It should be in /data/data/ > > > com.android.email > > > > On Jun 22, 5:33 pm, G1Helen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Sorry, for looking like an idiot triple posting. I think I waited over > > > > 12 hours between making the first and second post... I really thought > > > > posting to this group was not working. > > > > > Does anyone have any ideas on my original problem? Is there some where > > > > else I should be asking this? > > > > > Helen > > > > > On Jun 20, 10:58 am, G1Helen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I've been asking around the web and IRC for weeks how to solve this. > > > > > From one of my other posts: > > > > > > >I've been using the default android email client to access my imap > > > > > >account. I've also used it to >send messages. But, it doesn't put > > > > > >copies of sent messages on the imap server, but in what >appears to > > > > > >be a local 'sent' folder. How can I get them out of there? > > > > > > I'm getting desperate, my phone now has the 'unknown caller' call log > > > > > program and is generally really slow. It really needs a reformat, and > > > > > I don't want to lose my messages. Someone please help! > > > > > > Helen- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
