Re: [Evolution] Corrupted and failing in weird ways. HELP!?

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

First of all, this appears to be a reply to a message I don't recall
seeing, don't have in my Evo folder, and can't find in the online list
archives. It also has no In-Reply-To header. Are you sure you sent the
original message to this list?

On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 15:05 -0700, Vern McGeorge wrote:

> Some background and then a question ...

Unfortunately the "background" omitted to mention which version of
Evolution you're talking about.

> Below, please find the Reply-to-All that failed to include the
> original
> sender and thus became a Reply-to-Some message. This is the message
> that
> freaked me out and leaves me in a state of not entirely trusting
> Evolution.

Again, you appear to be assuming some context here which I for one have
not seen. That being the case, it's hard to know what your problem
actually is.

> Searching the web, I have found references to rather drastic remedies
> such as uninstalling and reinstalling Evolution, deleting all the
> Folder.db files and forcing Evolution to re-index, deleting
> practically
> everything except the actual mailboxes (e.g. the *.cmeta files, the
> *.ibex.index files, the *.ibex.index.data files, etc.) and really
> forcing Evolution to recreate as much as possible, etc.
>
> I have no objection to backing up my stuff and going as postal as
> necessary to re-stabilize my email. I don't even care if Evolution
> needs
> to run all night rebuilding its foundation as long as it comes out the
> other side rock-bottom trustworthy. I'm even willing to baby-sit the
> process if it is less than automatic.

It doesn't take long.

> However, before I wade in with my chain-saw and flame-thrower, I would
> like to learn from this community what some of these files do, which
> files ought (or ought not) be tinkered with, and what, if any, tools
> and
> best practices are recommended to forcing a hard reset on Evolution.
> I'm
> particularly interested in tools to detect, repair, and/or remove
> corrupt messages from mailbox files.

Anything which isn't a mailbox folder can be thrown away and Evo will
recreate the indexes. You might lose some local labels, but AFAIK that's
about it. You won't lose any mail, which is the main thing. If you're
nervous about it, make a backup first.

> Just so I don't forget, I'll include one here: change all my POP
> accounts to leave messages on the server so that they'll still be
> around
> if I have to revert to my backup and begin again. Actually, this is my
> preferred mode of operation because it guarantees that I can get my
> most
> recent email even if flames come shooting out of my computer.

Or you could use IMAP, which is superior to POP in every way.

poc