Tim: >> 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. Ski Dawg: > 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) Thanks for that, I managed to do it by copying the other directories and files, it outlined, between the two drives. -- Test running FC6 & FC5, and still using FC4. I delete all private mail, unseen. I read from the list.
