It isn't the softlink that is the problem, it is the filesystem, I guess it doesn't support locking or doesn't fail in a way we expect when it doesn't. Mounting will not make any difference.
You could instead setup a new maildir account, and just store your mail there instead of 'on this computer'. That will probbly work on a fat filesystem. On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 09:39 +0200, pensatorecontabile wrote: > > I have tryed moving my "local" folder > from /home/milani/.evolution/mail/local > to /windows/D/Evolution_Mail/mail/local, an then creating a symblink > (ln > -s /windows/D/Evolution_Mail/mail/local /home/milani/.evolution/mail/local) ; > but when I Run Evo, I cannot access to the mail contents (I can see the list > of mail subjects, I suppose because theya are stored on anpther directory, > located not unser the link), and I receive the following error message "Tempo > scaduto nel tentativo di prendere il file di lock > /home/milani/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox. Riprovare più tardi.. " that > translated in English is "Time-out locking the file > /home/milani/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox. I suppose Evo cannot access to the > path "/home/milani/.evolution/mail/local/Inbox". > Browsing the filesystem from the console, I can access (and also > write) to the folder /home/milani/.evolution/mail/local, so maybe Evo > cannot access to symblink folders. > > Is it possible to "mount" /windows/D/Evolution_Mail/mail/local folder > on /home/milani/.evolution/mail/local mount point? In this case maybe > Evo will not understand the Trick. > > Thanks for your help > Mario > > > Il giorno mar, 02-08-2005 alle 21:09 +0930, Iain Buchanan ha scritto: > > On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 11:05 +0200, pensatorecontabile wrote: > > > > > > I have another partition (DATA) almost free, and I would like to move > > > my mail folders and messages from the actual position > > > (/home/milani/.evolution/mail/local) to a different > > > (ex. /windows/D/Evolution_Mail/mail) > > > > > > Is it possible? > > > > > > > maybe you could do it with "linux" rather than evolution. While evo is > > not running, you could move your entire .evolution directory to where > > you want it, then create a symlink to that. eg > > > > mv /home/milani/.evolution /windows/D/Evolution_Mail/mail/.evolution > > ln -s /windows/D/Evolution_Mail/mail/.evolution /home/milani/.evolution > > > > If you don't want to move the entire directory, it would be just as easy > > to move part of it... > > > > HTH, > > Mario Milani > > TECNOLOGIE.net Srl > Via Montefeltro, 6 - 20156 MILANO > Tel. +39 02 33481300 - Fax +39 02 33481478 > Mob. +39 348 6008276 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.tecnologie.net - http://www.opera21.it > _________________________________________________________________ > Il presente messaggio è destinato esclusivamente alle persone / enti > specificamente in indirizzo e le informazioni in esso contenute sono > riservate e coperte da segreto professionale e sottoposte alle > disposizioni di cui al Codice sulla privacy. È assolutamente vietato a > Terzi qualsiasi uso, riproduzione, distribuzione o divulgazione anche > parziale di tali informazioni. Le trasgressioni sono perseguibili a > termini di Legge. Se questa comunicazione Vi fosse pervenuta per > errore, Vi invitiamo a volerci informare immediatamente al seguente > numero telefonico:02-33481300. Ringraziamo in anticipo per la cortese > collaborazione. > -- > Pensatorecontabile > ..No you ain't > what you own.. > [Venus] > > _______________________________________________ > evolution maillist - [email protected] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
