On 08/02/2012 07:30 AM, James Knott wrote:
I don't think it's a problem with either Thunderbird or Dovecot. My email goes back to 2001, when I first started using Linux as my main system. I currently use Dovecot, but started out with UoW IMAP.
Given it appears this is for business use, I hope you have maintained backups.
Thankfully Yes -- but not needed, The answer in this case is 'good filtering and bad memory....' The confirmation provided by grep: grep Date: * | grep 2011 > ../tmp/mdates.txt grep "Jan\|Feb\|Mar\|Apr" mdates.txt case:Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:57:49 -0600 case:Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 23:25:28 -0600 <snip> case:Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 08:28:41 -0600 <snip> copier-Sharp-ARM355N:Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:00:16 -0600 <snip> dcr:Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:23:10 -0600 dcr:Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:15:01 -0600 <snip> Drafts:Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:37:14 -0600 Drafts:Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:24:53 -0500 <snip> ecommerce:Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:59:51 -0700 (PDT) fax:Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:03:33 -0500 <snip> federal_court:Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:32:14 -0600 federal_court:Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:14:13 -0600 federal_court:Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:26:32 -0600 federal_court:Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:16:41 -0500 <snip> ... It appears that archive did what it was supposed to do (as far a saving messages from the inbox). However it did NOT save them in yearly folders as set in the settings tab. That threw me off and focused my attention on the archive situation. The missing email that was not in either the inbox or archive had been filtered into numerous folders... So, yes, I get to wear the pointed circular cap while sitting turned facing the corner for the next few hours.... (which is much better than the alternative... ;-) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org