I use Evolution as a mail client, and to retrieve mails directly from POP accounts. Nothing like fetchmail or anything else is used.
Now I need to format & re-install Linux, but before that I want to take a back up of the mails. I have created a folder hierarchy within the Inbox,and Sent Items etc... Also I would not want to loose my POP settings and the Contacts in Evolution. I cant see any export / save Contacts option either. What files have to backed up precisely? Is it okay to tar the whole evolution folder which exists in my /home/username directory and then untar it afer installation? Or any other suggestion? I cannot risk loosing my mails at all. and rebuilding the contacts list and POP settings again will be too cumbersome. On the other hand, I have kept /home on a separate partition. If I format the partition which holds / and sub-directories except for /home, and reinstall Linux, will the settings kept in home be taken back for the user created in the earlier installation on the same partition? Vishal. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
