Re: [Evolution] How can I get evolution to look at a /ar/spool/mail folder that I donwloaded?

[Constantin OrÄsan <c orasan gmail com>]

Hello,

> > I am in the process of setting up my mail and that of my wife to use
> > different mail servers than we have up to now.  In the process I messed
> > up some of my wife's mail transmission.  I have the lost mail in her
> > mail spool file on a computer in my office.  I have downloaded that to
> > my local computer.  I would like to read it with evolution, if possible
> > on my home computer, running Fedora 14, so that I can forward the
> > non-junk messages to her with her new setup.
> >
> > How do I get evolution to see that external file as a list of mail
> > messages?
>
> I figured out one way to do it.  I just put the relevant mail file in
> ~/Mail in my directory on the incoming server and I subscribed to it.
>
> But I still don't know how I go about seeing the contents of a mail file
> I have on my local computer running evolution.
If I understand correctly, your mail is in mbox format. You can import
it. Have a look at File/Import and select "Import a single file".
After that everything should be straightforward.

Constantin