On Tuesday 01 May 2007, Carlos F Lange said: > On Monday 30 April 2007 17:17, 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. > > Just copying the directory (or folder) should do it.
That's right, just copy the whole $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kmail directory . To copy your settings and filters, take $HOME/.kde/share/config/kmailrc too. Will -- Desktop Engineer Interfaces and Applications Team -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
