On Mon, 2006-12-11 at 15:25 +1030, Tim wrote: > What I haven't managed to figure out, or find an answer to, is how to shift his > evolution mail, contacts, settings, etc., over to the new box. Copying > the .evolution folder over hasn't done the trick. The import feature > doesn't seem to want to know about importing from evolution, just other > mail clients. Can anybody point in the right direction? You are right. Just copying the .evolution folder will only get the messages, but not the settings. I got some links for doing this from the evolution mail list. Someone (I can't remember who), has written a script to backup your current mail and settings into a tar file. Then you can move the tar file over, follow its instructions, and everything will be restored. I have used this several times with great success. http://www.tux-planet.fr/blog/?2006/05/19/76-evolution-backup-script (scroll down for the English version) I also found this that could be useful. http://koolinus.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/evolution-how-to-backup/ HTH, -- Doug Registered Linux User #285548 (http://counter.li.org) ---------------------------------------- Random Thought: Used staples are good with SOY SAUCE!
