Kai Ponte wrote: > On Monday 30 April 2007 04:17:17 pm Jim Flanagan wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> This is a basic question, but what is the best way to copy my email >> files from one install (9.3) to my new install (10.2). Same machine. Old >> install is mounted as same user name mounted at "data1". I have not >> used kmail on the new install yet, but did open kmail once, have not set >> up users. I see may old mail in >> /data1/home/user/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail. I see the same folder in >> the new install, with only a few sub-folders. Should I just copy the >> whole /mail folder over the new one and be done with it? Or would "cat" >> be better? Again, there is no mail in the new folder so I can overwrite >> it if need be. >> > > I don't know if it is the kosher way to do things, but with my mom's system > yesterday, I simply restored her home folder structure to a temporary folder. > I then did an import using File > Import Messages. It pulled in her whole > folder structure. > > I suppose this method does not retain filters and whatnot but it seemed to > work for me. > Hi Kai,
Import. Thats a good idea, I didn't think of that. Did this method save all the read/unread info as it was? I'm seem to remember that there is a way to import or copy filters too, but don't remember that far back to my changeover from 8.2 to 9.1. Jim F -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
