On Thu, 03 May 2012 13:35:51 -0400, Dan wrote in message <4fa2c1f7.9020...@kempt.net>:
> Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Wed, 02 May 2012 15:39:05 -0400, Dan wrote in message > > ... > >>> ..if Inbox.msf is your email,... > >> That looks like a Mozilla SeaMonkey or Thunderbird mail _index_ > >> file. > >> > >> If it is, it can be deleted and SeaMonkey/Thunderbird will > >> re-create it (from the corresponding mail data file) the next time > >> the corresponding mail folder is opened/viewed. > >> > >> In my experience (as a long-time Mozilla user and occasional mail > >> file hacker--but _not_ developer or expert), the only thing the OP > >> might lose is his or her choice of display order (by date vs. > >> sender, etc., and whether threaded display or not). > > > > ..that sounds like the very best case scenario. > > No. Losing the display order setting is probably the _worst-case_ > scenario ..in most cases where I see weird ass file listings like OP's "-????????? ? ? ? ? ? Inbox.msf", I usually see _several_ more, and often a _big_ messy pile down one or more fs /lost+found/*, ymmv. > --mail messages are stored in a separate file, so deleting > Inbox.msf definitely will not lose the mail message data in Inbox. > > Most of Inbox.msf is just indexing of Inbox for quicker listing of > header in the UI and quicker access to the data in Inbox, and > SeaMonkey re-creates Inbox.msf and that indexing data if Inbox.msf > doesn't exist when you try to accessing the Inbox folder. ..yes, if we and OP are lucky, you're right. Meanwhile, I recommend prudence and caution. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120503220114.2899a...@celsius.lan
