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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    Re: [kdepim-users] Backup of maildir files
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-02-26 16:22:00
Message-ID: 200702260922.00754.aseigo () kde ! org
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On February 26, 2007, Dick Angus wrote:
> I have been doing regular full backups of my /home/USER_NAME directory
> feeling confident that I was covered. A few days ago I needed to do a
> recovery and found all my e-mail gone. This was damned irritating, to say
> the least.

i'm going to guess you didn't back up hidden files as well, e.g. ~/.kde?

> Now, through research, I find this a common flaw in KMail and 
> maildir formats.

where did you read that?

> any information on how to do a backup of maildir. KMail does not have a
> backup feature,

this is something i'm hoping kamion will help fix in kde4

> Konqueror fails to copy maildir files,

what was the error?

> and both cp and rcp fail as well.

what was the error?

> How can a person backup their e-mail files with some degree 
> of confidence that they can recover if required?

i've done it many times; it's simply a matter of copying the files about.

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Aaron J. Seigo
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