On Thu, 2012-08-09 at 08:47 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Thu, 2012-08-09 at 12:06 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote: > > Finally, I would just point out that the best way of maintaining email > > for use on multiple systems and that is fairly impervious to changes > > in version is to keep your mail on a server and access it using IMAP - > > that way you don't have to worry about moving data and if the upgrade > > procedure doesn't work, all you will ever have to do is to re-enter > > the account configuration. > > +1. In fact since Evo has supported IMAP since the beginning, a > migration strategy for widely separated versions is to move the old mail > onto an IMAP server, switch Evo versions, then just access it with the > new one (or download it again if you really must). Pity this isn't so > easy for contacts, tasks, filters etc. > > poc >
Again this is not a practical way for me to have solved my problem. I was forced into the situation by having a dying machine. I believed I had minimal time once my system started to fail until it was gone. In the long run an IMAP server is not really a good solution for I have a less than perfect/good ISP. I still need to access mail that arrived both distant past and recent past. Neither happen if either ISP net or ISP's imap server go down. Obviously, I am not using my Linux system in an office building with a real IT team. Perhaps if I had 25 years ago had started with a system like IMAP, I would not have gotten used to using a mail system that loads mail messages into my local space. Isn't hind sight perfect. Another feature that IMAP presents could be support of multiple systems. And again I don't have a real multiple systems usage. I have 2 laptops one old, one new. Old one is dying. IE I am headed to having one laptop. Also I am using Evolution for mail use only and don't really care about calender, contacts etc. > _______________________________________________ > evolution-list mailing list > evolution-list@gnome.org > To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
