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  From: Adam Hawes <adam.hawes@flinders.edu.au>
  To  : Martin Lewis <Martin.Lewis@unisa.edu.au>
        LinuxSA (E-mail) <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 11:58:16 +0930

Re: Evolution and emacs

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> I have downloaded with the default Mandrake 9 / Evolution mail program.
>
> What method of backing up my mail do people advise.
> Can I simply burn a copy of the folder containing the mail.

Evolution uses a "pseudo mbox" format.  There is a directory created for every 
mail folder you have. Under that are some index and control files, sub 
directories for sub-folders, etc.  There is a file called mbox in every 
directory that is a standard file.

Your safest bet so far is just to back up the ~/Evolution directory to a CD.  
That will be sure to work in Evolution.  Eventually when you settle on a 
distro and get it configured how you like, you can extract the mbox files 
from the CD and put them into your preferred mail client.

> P.S. I don't use my new home email address (dialup) on the list.
> The spam I have on the above address is enough.
> Spam program experiments yet to be done.

I use my uni address on the list, and get a small amount of spam ( a few per 
week).  The thing is that the spam does not get delivered to adam.hawes 
(which is just an alias to my real mailbox) - it's delivered to hawe0006 (the 
real mailbox), so they aren't getting my address through this list or its 
archives.  They're getting it elsewhere.

Adam


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Adam Hawes
Ph.D Student
School of Engineering
Flinders University

ICQ:    2492016
Email:  adam.hawes@flinders.edu.au
Mobile: 0402 854 965

http://users.esc.net.au/~ahawes/bcc.html
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