[Evolution] Storing messages
Dear Sirs, I have tried to figure out a way to save mails in a file or other similar to pst files. This to be able to save a bunch of old mails in an archive which I can put on my nas. As far as I can see it is only mbox which requires more or less an export / import process instead of just opening a file. It also seems like the export mbox is saving a folder or bunch of mails, not visually like an own mail account which you will get when opening / closing a pst. Please advice if there is an option whuc I have missed on Linux.. Brgds Tor Harald ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Storing messages
Dear Madam, On Wed, 2021-03-17 at 22:23 +0100, Tor Harald Thorland via evolution- list wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > I have tried to figure out a way to save mails in a file or other > similar to pst files. > > This to be able to save a bunch of old mails in an archive which I > can put on my nas. I'm worried about an XY problem... You could define an Archive folder in Evo; see "Help ▸ Contents ▸ Mail Management ▸ Account Management ▸ some account type ▸ Defaults ▸ Mail folder locations". You could then probably softlink the corresponding local folder to your NAS location though I don't know how Evo behaves if that location cannot be reached. Why would you want to manually save mail, in order to move old mail? > As far as I can see it is only mbox which requires more or less an > export / import process instead of just opening a file. Indeed, Evolution is not a standalone single email message viewer tool to view messages stored in random external places. > It also seems like the export mbox is saving a folder or bunch of > mails, not visually like an own mail account which you will get when > opening / closing a pst. Where to visually see an own account after which exact steps? Do you maybe describe some Outlook behavior or such? Cheers, andre -- Andre Klapper | ak...@gmx.net https://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper/ ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Storing messages
On 2021-03-17 at 22:23 +0100, Tor Harald Thorland wrote: > It also seems like the export mbox is saving a folder or bunch of > mails, not visually like an own mail account which you will get when > opening / closing a pst. In evolution exporting a number of mails to a mbox file does exactly that: generate a file with those mails. If you want to view them as if it was an account, you need to configure that separatedly: File → New → Mail account, and in Receiving Email choose either "Standard Unix mbox spool file" or -probably more useful- "Standard Unix mbox spool directory". This way you can create a new account which loads a mbox you previously exported. Or, rather than going through that separate step, you could add the account first and then move the mails there. Regards ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Storing messages
Thank you, That is almost what I want. I now tried once more and the confusing part is that I had to provide an email address to get tot he step where I could choose mbox folder. (Believe email address should not be needed for creating folders? - but it is a requirement on the first page of account creation) There is one large drawback here. I'm unable to create nested folders and when moving folders from my email account to the mbox folder it only moves the content of the root folder excluding any child folders. Reason for moving this mail is that my quota on even a purchased version of google is on the limit and with about 100GB of email which i very seldom need - but sometimes - it is good to have at hand without large processes of importing etc. -- Best Regards Tor Harald Thorland Mobil: 93032572 -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Ángel Til: evolution-list@gnome.org Emne: Re: [Evolution] Storing messages Dato: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 02:07:18 +0100 On 2021-03-17 at 22:23 +0100, Tor Harald Thorland wrote: > It also seems like the export mbox is saving a folder or bunch of > mails, not visually like an own mail account which you will get when > opening / closing a pst. In evolution exporting a number of mails to a mbox file does exactly that: generate a file with those mails. If you want to view them as if it was an account, you need to configure that separatedly: File → New → Mail account, and in Receiving Email choose either "Standard Unix mbox spool file" or -probably more useful- "Standard Unix mbox spool directory". This way you can create a new account which loads a mbox you previously exported. Or, rather than going through that separate step, you could add the account first and then move the mails there. Regards ___ 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
Re: [Evolution] Storing messages
On Thu, 2021-03-18 at 10:30 +0100, Tor Harald Thorland via evolution- list wrote: > with about 100GB of email which i very seldom need - but sometimes - Hi, you might be better with Maildir, than with MBOX/Spool, especially when it's such large archive. That lets you copy folder structure as well (only Spool directory can work with the directory). With respect of the email need, I think it's logic, to identify yourself/account, even it's more important for the sending part (which you might have set to None for this account), than for the receiving part. Still it's used to recognize you in the recipients, which is important in replies and such. Bye, Milan ___ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Storing messages
Thank you all for suggestions, I have tried out maildir as well now and this seems to be the way to go. I assume then that I can attach/detach the this "archive" as needed. Is it okay to just movew the whole folder to my NAS? I do see that it creates a lot of hidden files and folders on my HD. Any obstacles, permissions or other issues to be aware of when moving the whole set of folders? as a side note, I never send anything from this archive (if so then only to myself) but a couple of times a year I might be seraching or copying something from old cases in the archive. Maybe email should be optional or be on the same page as choosing the account. (At least to me it would have been more clear that I had all these options (mbox, maildir etc) to start with) -- Best Regards Tor Harald Thorland Mobil: 93032572 -Opprinnelig melding- Fra: Milan Crha via evolution-list Svar-til: Milan Crha Til: evolution-list@gnome.org Emne: Re: [Evolution] Storing messages Dato: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:21:58 +0100 On Thu, 2021-03-18 at 10:30 +0100, Tor Harald Thorland via evolution- list wrote: > with about 100GB of email which i very seldom need - but sometimes - Hi, you might be better with Maildir, than with MBOX/Spool, especially when it's such large archive. That lets you copy folder structure as well (only Spool directory can work with the directory). With respect of the email need, I think it's logic, to identify yourself/account, even it's more important for the sending part (which you might have set to None for this account), than for the receiving part. Still it's used to recognize you in the recipients, which is important in replies and such. Bye, Milan ___ 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
