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On Saturday 02 July 2005 22:42, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Saturday 02 July 2005 23:15, roach wrote:
As for /home/myname/.kde.share/apps/mail, I think you meant /home/myname/.kde/share/apps/kmail. Why do you think you can put mail in there? That folder is for the lock file, custom icons and some notes kmail makes for it's self.
No. As of SUSE 9.3/KDE 3.4, $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/ is the default location for your mail storage in kmail Yes, you have put your finger on the root of the problem. The upgrade from 9.2 to 9.3 was different from previous upgrades for this reason.
I think I have cracked it now. I should have realised that because Kmail automatically creates inbox and sent mail folders on installation you have to treat those differently from folders you have created yourself. I have now renamed my old, 9.2, inbox mail folder to inboxold, moved it from my zip drive to /home/myname/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail and, after adjusting the possessions, all is OK. Thanks to all who helped. What a hassle! Wouldn't it be nice if the kmail people could include within kmail a simple export/import to/from disk facility? Gervase Chavasse