[AuckLUG] Evolution email files

[Rick]

Hello Folks

I have a problem copying my email files from evolution, which has
prevented me from doing a clean install for quite some time as I cannot
backup my email. Whenever i try to copy any part of the .evolution
folder, I get errors claiming an 'invalid parameter'. If I skip, it will
just keep skipping through all my mail and addresses, effectively
killing the process. It does the same to backup programs, which return
errors too. 

Is there any way to archive, rebuild, reindex or export the mail
folders? Exporting the address book in .vcf works a treat, but I have
lost all my mail in previous attempts so I am loathe to do it again. I
can't seem to find any mention of this issue at the Ximian site or on
the web. Everyone just copies their mail folder and runs! ( I've moved
dozens of other people's mail this way without a hitch)

I'm running Ubuntu 6.10. After several successful distro upgrades, it
really is time for a clean install as I like to install and play with
various FOS software and I've built up quite a mess.  Work is also
forcing me to put Windoze back onto the machine and we all know what it
can do to your linux box if installed after the fact.

Any suggestions welcome.

Cheers
Rick Leckinger
PS: I sent this to the LUG a few days ago, and again today. Both times I
got a reply that "The message's content type was not explicitly allowed"
Am I breaking any netiquette asking this question here??