On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 4:00 AM, Pete Biggs <p...@biggs.org.uk> wrote: > On Sat, 2012-06-30 at 19:14 -0700, MR ZenWiz wrote: >> I recently installed Xubuntu 12.04 on my home desktop, and the new >> evolution does not recognize the old configuration of my on-board >> email files. > > If Evolution finds old style config and data files then it will attempt > to convert them into the new formats and use them. This process can be > seen if you start Evolution from the command line. If those files are > in the wrong place or unreadable or corrupt, then obviously Evolution is > going to find it difficult. > It would be nice to know that a command line start BEFORE attempting the GUI start will do this - is this documented somewhere, like in a README? (This was not a problem when I switched from CentOS to Ubuntu almost two years ago - different Evolution, same folders, no effort....)
>> I tried to import the mail from my old folder set > How? What did you try to import? > I did File->Import and selected my old Inbox to import. As I said, it imported fine, but everything was marked unread and there were almost twice as many messages as I remembered being in my inbox - over 3000. (I know, too many, but still only 1899 should have been unread.) I suppose that part may be unavoidable.... >> (which >> was completely preserved, but I also have it backed up), > Backed up in what way? As a filesystem backup or an Evolution backup? > File system copy to another folder just to be sure they didn't get trashed. >> Is there an easier way to get evolution to recognize the old mail >> folders, or import them all at once? > As has been said on this list a few times in the last few months ... > create an account of type "MBOX folder" and point it at the directory > where all your MBOX files are - your mail will then appear as a separate > account in the folder tree and you can copy and paste all the folders > into where you mail normally is. > Sounds good - I'll try it. >> I have over 40 folders to do, >> and little time for that sort of tedium. > Life's a bitch ain't it... > Too many possible retorts - let's just say, yes. :-) >> if I'm going to go through that much work, I'm thinking of going to a >> different emailer where this won't happen again. > I'd be interested to hear of a mailer where you can be guaranteed it > won't ever happen again - Evolution does the upgrade between versions > very, very well. I've never had a problem and I've been using Evolution > since the Ximian days and upgraded countless times. > Good to know - I've only been using Evo since 07, and up until now I've loved it. > It seems to me that all the people who have had problems with the > upgrade process recently have been Ubuntu users and I wonder if there is > something they've done in the packaging or configuration that is causing > problems. > Could be - they repackage everything and sometimes an app doesn't work right because of that. Evo isn't alone here. > And if you really want to isolate any mail client from this sort of > thing, then you need to store your mail on-line and use something like > IMAP to access it rather than downloading it and storing it on your > local computer. > No comment. I like Evo better. Thanks, everyone. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
