> ----- Original Message ----- > From: guenther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Evolution] Evolution not working - SOLVED > Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:59:55 +0200 > > > On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 10:02 +0100, Peter Barnes wrote: > > [This message has information on how my initial problem, caused by an > > email message, was solved through the mailing list and then also the > > solution of a secondary related problem caused by me being careless. I > > still have the offending email and can provide this for examination.] > > [...] > > > Who would like to examine the email and how can I transfer it without > > getting the problem again? It would be great if this could help > > prevent others suffering the same problem in future. > > Since you managed to get Evo back to the state, where the (pre)view pane > was disabled and there was no per-folder state saved for the Trash > folder (that means, it used to be in the state defined by the global > option), these steps should work: [1] > > * Got to your Inbox. Disable the global (pre)view option: > View / Message Preview > Due to [1], this disabled preview state should now be the state for > the Trash folder as well. > > * Go to your Trash folder. Since the (pre)view is disabled, this is fine > and will not crash no matter what mail is selected. > > * Select the mail that crashed Evo in the mail list. Do *not* open the > mail in a window (that means, do not double click the mail, and do not > hit enter after you selected the mail). Do *not* enable the (pre)view > either. > > * Save the mail: File / Save Message > > * Now select any other mail in the Trash folder, to avoid opening that > mail by accident, when next going to the Trash folder. > > Go back to the Inbox, or wherever you want. :) > > > If the above steps do not work, my previous post with the detailed > instructions should outline how to recover from that. However, I am > pretty positive the above works... :) > > > Put that file you just saved (the raw mail) in an archive! You can use > the Archive Manager (on a GNOME Desktop) for that, or you can simply > right click the file in your File Browser and select Create Archive. > > You can now safely attach that *archive* to any mail. Since this is not > the raw mail but an archive, Evo will not display the contents inline. > This is to make sure it will not crash Evo later again by accident when > viewing your Sent mail folder. > > > If you want, please send that archive to me personally, not to the list. > I will have a look at it and see what we can do about it. > > > > I want to say thanks to all on the mailing list who have helped me > > through this difficult problem. > > We are glad this issue is solved and you now can use Evo again. :) > > ...guenther
I've followed your directions and mailed the archive file to you at your personal address from my home email address. Thanks for all the help. Peter -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 8 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
