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On Tuesday 24 February 2009 18:53:39 Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> You are probably using maildir for your mail - it's the default. Shut |
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> down kmail completely. Go to ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/<folder>/cur, |
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> and delete the actual file. grep can help you find it even if only by |
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> identifying the files that isn't it. |
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> Then delete the relevant index files in ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail. |
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> Your inbox for example is called .inbox.index.* and there will be three |
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> of them. |
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> Restart kmail, it will rebuild it's indexes and all will be well. |
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That did it - thanks. |
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> > I suppose I could delete my home directory, create a new one and import |
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> > kmail's stuff from the old to the new, together with other |
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> > applications' stuff, but I don't know any way to import filters, and |
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> > anyway it's an awful fag. |
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> Don't delete your home dir! kmail keeps it's mail there and you will lose |
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> the lot. |
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Slip of the tongue (pen? fingers?). I meant I'd move the home directory, not |
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remove it. |
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Thanks again, and to Volker. |
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Rgds |
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Peter |
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