31 Jan
2005
31 Jan
'05
22:03
The obvious way to handle mail archiving would be if the mailer program had the ability to open a mail file in an arbitrary location -- including, say, a CD (in read-only mode, of course). In fact, little or nothing would be lost if archives were always made available only in read-only mode. Unfortunately Kmail doesn't provide for that, though it's been requested. I don't know about other Linux mailers. (I don't think Windows mailers do any better.) I don't know why Kmail doesn't have this obvious enhancement. Maybe it's possible to respecify the location of the mail folder (though I haven't unearthed that setting), but even if it is, that's surely the long way 'round the barn. Paul