Re: [Evolution] What is best way to get old mbox files into Evo-2.0.2?

[Xavier Bestel <n0made free fr>]

Hi,

in my case, I just dragged the mbox file and dropped it in the evolution
window, in the mail folder. Evo imported the whole file (a few thousand
mails) without too much trouble.

Le mercredi 02 fÃvrier 2005 Ã 09:42 +0800, Not Zed a Ãcrit :
> If you had have left the 1.2 data in the same place, 2.0 would've just
> upgraded the data.  It is not an import function, only an upgrade one.
>
> If you just copy the mbox files to ~/.evolution/mail/local to the name
> of the folder.
> e.g. evolution/local/Inbox/mbox -> ~/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox
>
> If you already have a file there, you can just concatenate the other
> ones.
>
> i.e.
>
> cat evolution/local/Inbox/mbox >> .evolution/mail/local/Inbox
>
> If you have a sub-folder, just create a directory e.g.
> Inbox.sbd
> and then put the sub-folder(s) in there.
>
> Michael
>
> On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 16:28 -0800, Jeff Trefftzs wrote: 
> > Hi all -
> >
> > I just upgraded from RH 9 to FC 3, and while I saved my old evo-1.2
> > directory hierarchy I so far haven't discovered how to bring the older
> > data back into Evo-2.0.2.  Any hints?  The importer doesn't seem to want
> > to deal with it.
> >
> > I have recovered my filters, with the help of a quick perl hack, but the
> > address book and the old mboxes are still lurking on my backup disk.
> > Any hints about migrating them.  I have, of course, already  managed to
> > put some new mail in the new evo's mbox files.
> >
> > TIA,