[AuckLUG] Evolution email files

[Ron Wilson]

I have backed up and restored .evolution files many times with no
problem. I just Tar the whole .evolution folder and rebuild the PC and
then restore the tar file from my user folder


On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 17:58 +1300, Rick wrote:
> 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??
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Ron Wilson


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