I think you'll find that mbox files ARE readable in a text editor - because that's what mbox files are. Text files.
Sent from my Kindle surfer <[email protected]> wrote: >Dear Norman > >I am not a maestro, but you can use the back up facility, which will >save everything on Evolution. The format of the files are mbox, which >means they are not readable by a text editor. > >I would only give you duff a explanation so do read the help pages and >you can see the backup and restore items in the File menu item. > >Regards > >Patrick Mulvey > >On Sun, 2013-09-01 at 11:09 +0100, Norman Silverstone wrote: >> My wife, who is using Ubuntu 12.04, would like to make a backup of her >> address book and emails in Evolution prior to setting up a new PC. What >> is the best way to do this, please? She does not require anything else >> backed up and she has copies of all her text files on a memory stick. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Norman >> > > > >-- >[email protected] >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
