Re: [Evolution] Syncing laptop/desktop email using unison, files to sync?

["S. Anthony Sequeira" <tony sequeira com>]

On Sun, 2003-11-16 at 19:11, guenther wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-11-16 at 16:54, S. Anthony Sequeira wrote:
[...]
> > Have not OK'd the sync yet (paranoia), though I have backed up both
> > evolution folders, I am presented with a list of files to sync including
> > these:
> >
> > mbox.ev.summary mbox.ibex.index, mbox.ibex.index.data
> >
> > in each dirextory on both machines.
> >
> > Should these be synced?  Should they even be there?
>
> Yep, they should be there. These files are indexes (see local mail
> folders, right click a folder, "Properties", [x] Index body contents).
>
> You can safely delete them (backups don't need them for example) and
> unless you disabled indexing they will be recreated on next startup.
>
> That also means: If you do not sync them as well, Evolution startup
> after sync will take some time [1] as they are recreated (just not
> matching the mail folders has the same recreation effect as deleting
> them).
>
> ...guenther
>
>
> [1]  Depending on the mail count and your machine it may be worth
> fetching a coffee while waiting for the indexes being created...

Cool, that's what I wanted to know.  I am happier with them being
recreated anyway.  Thank you,  I'll be doing the sync soon then (anothe
backup first though).

Cheers
-- 
Tony