Hi all, When migrating a test laptop from Evolution 2.22.3.1 to Evolution 2.24.1, I noticed that it ran an evolution sqlite migration tool once to do something with my email folders.
My questions are: What is this sqlite database being used for? Is it used for storing the mail? Is my new + old local mail still all stored in MBOX format? I have had a quick look in the ~/.evolution directory, and I'm still unclear about what sqlite is being used for, and if I should be worried about its use. I like having my data in open industry-standard formats, and want to be reassured that if & when I migrate my main desktop to 2.24.x, that this won't change. To give a bit of background about why I'm particularly concerned/sensitive about this issue: Before running Evolution I used MS Outlook for ages, and one of the main reasons for using it for so long was that I knew migrating my data out of Outlook would be very painful, largely because it was locked-up inside a proprietary binary non-open-standard hard-to-read data file. And indeed, it _was_ exceedingly painful to get my data out (worse even than I had imagined), and into standard MBOX files (for mail), ASCII text files (for notes), and ICS files (for calendars and tasks), VCF files (for contacts). I really don't want to go through anything like that experience ever again, hence my concern when I see something that looks like it might be converting my mail into some sort of binary data format. Note that I am not looking to change from Evolution 2.24 to another mail client, but rather I want to know that if I do ever decide to do this that I still have this option, and that I can migrate my data easily and painlessly. -- All the best, Nick. _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list