Re: [Evolution] empty Inbox

[Mohsen Pahlevanzadeh <mohsen pahlevanzadeh org>]

For do it,I purges evolution from machine & then installed it on my
machine.But i can't see inbox.Even i create backup before purge,and
after installation i restore my backup.
Even i importet my inbox file in kmail & saw my emails.
My solution: i think that i must create an index file.But i don'
t know create index file for inbox folder.
Please help me.....
On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 09:25 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 00:09 -0800, Scott wrote:
> > Moshan,
> > I have had that issue several times with linux upgrades. If you had a
> > version of evolution that had the 'backup settings' in the file menu
> > (and actually used them,) then the 'restore settings' should allow you
> > to import your mail and settings from the previous backup, as I
> > understand it. That having never been MY case, (never remember to get a
> > good backup) I have renamed the new ~.evolution/... folder and copied my
> > old ~.evolution/ files over to the new /home directory.
>
> Presumably you mean ~/.evolution.
>
> >  Usually I get
> > all my mail and addresses that way without too much aggravation. (No
> > imports needed, as all is there on restarting Evolution) I sometimes
> > have to redo the mail accounts though.
>
> Copying .evolution is not enough (check the archives to see how often
> this comes up). Evo's settings are maintained in Gconf and you have to
> copy them from there or initialize them all over again. See the FAQ.
>
> > That said... I'm having some problems with my latest upgrade. I got my
> > mail and addresses OK, but have a HELP request out for buggered
> > filtering issues. seems to all want to go to Junk and wont filter to
> > proper folders. 
>
> Note that filter rules contain a string derived from the DNS name of the
> local machine, so at least one issue is that when the machine's name
> changes, the filter rules will no longer work. Take a look
> at .evolution/mail/filters.xml. There have been requests to deal with
> this for several years, with no response so far.
>
> poc
>
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