On Thu, 2022-01-13 at 22:36 -0800, Alex Doll wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Wright via evolution-list <evolution-list@gnome.org> > Subject: [Evolution] Old emails missing > Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:19:59 -0500 > > > I'm not sure if this is an Evolution problem or a Dovecot problem. > > I run a private email server (Postfix 3.4.13, Dovecot 2.3.7.2) and, > > after a recent failure and reinstall, I can't find my old emails. > > Dovecot, using imap, is pointing to the correct directory, and the > > old emails are there, but for some reason Evolution (3.40.4-1) only > > sees the mail that's arrived since the reinstall. > > Which got reinstalled, Evo or Dovecot? Or both?
Dovecot. > Does Dovecot actually serve the files to a different email client -- > there might be a permissions problem or something else keeping > Dovecot from reading the old emails. > > If you have the old evolution directory in your home, perhaps try > renaming and starting with a blank directory? Make sure Evo is shut > down completely before renaming the folder: > > evolution --force-shutdown > I'll give that a shot! Ken _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
