Bug 206825

Summary:	Kmails implementation of subfolders causes problems with mail imports
Product:	[Applications] kmail	Reporter:	homoludens <homoludens1000>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	bjoern
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description homoludens 2009-09-09 04:37:18 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.1)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

Something seems to be wrong with how Kmail handles sub-folders (i.e. 2nd level folders: Local Folder > Folder > Sub-folder).

Currently, when I try to import backups of my /kmail/mail folder, Kmail is only able to import mail saved in the 1st-level folders, none from the subfolders.

(I'm not entirely sure how Kmail handles subfolders and mail inside anyway: /kmail/mail doesn't show any entries related to my mail subfolders, although they, and the mail inside, is obiously there).

Comment 1 Torgny Nyblom 2009-09-09 07:26:15 UTC

You will most likely find the subfolders in that dir but hidden.
Ex: I Created two folders "Test -> Test2"
These are shown as:
Test
.Test.directory -> Test2

(All subfolders in a maildir are hidden)

Comment 2 Björn Ruberg 2010-03-05 20:08:17 UTC

cp -Rvp of a top level folder has always successful backuped mails for me.

Comment 3 homoludens 2010-03-06 07:37:51 UTC

Bjoern,

the problem doesn't lie with backing up emails, but rather with restoring / reimporting them. I'll use your backup method next time when I'm backing up my email, will see whether that's getting me any further. 

Cheers