Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution

2013-09-01 Thread Gordon C Burgess-Parker
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 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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution

2013-09-01 Thread Norman Silverstone
On 01/09/13 14:32, surfer 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 page

Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution

2013-09-01 Thread Liam Proven
On 1 September 2013 11:56, MARTIN DIXON wrote: > I don't use Evolution, but I foune the following whuch might help - > https://help.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/backup-restore.html.en Please bottom-quote on the list. Your reply should go *under* the text to which you're replying. The same g

Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution

2013-09-01 Thread surfer
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 re

Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution

2013-09-01 Thread Tony Pursell
Simon is right, it's File > Backup Evolution Data Tony On 1 September 2013 13:58, Simon wrote: > Not in front of a pc at the moment and I don't currently use evolution > (used to) but isn't there a backup and restore menu option? > > Simon > > > Norman Silverstone wrote: >> >> My wife, who is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution

2013-09-01 Thread Simon
Not in front of a pc at the moment and I don't currently use evolution (used to) but isn't there a backup and restore menu option? Simon 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

Re: [ubuntu-uk] evolution

2013-09-01 Thread MARTIN DIXON
I don't use Evolution, but I foune the following whuch might help - https://help.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/backup-restore.html.en Martin From: Norman Silverstone To: ubuntu-uk Sent: Sunday, 1 September 2013, 11:09 Subject: [ubuntu-uk] evolution My

[ubuntu-uk] evolution

2013-09-01 Thread Norman Silverstone
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