OK. Things are a little better since I found this: https://wiki.kubuntu.org/OneiricOcelot/Final/Kubuntu/Kmail2. I had to jump through hoops to stop Kontact exiting after the error, but once I was in, I was able to import all my mail manually. However, I spent most of yesterday evening doing it instead of doing something useful (or fun).
I hope that the link and my experience will help people who find their way to this bug, but I have to say again that I suspect there will be legions of people who just give up and move to another suite, like I almost did. This problem needs fixing fast! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdepim in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/857828 Title: kontact migration to 11.10 fails To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/kdepim/+bug/857828/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs