Bug 206825 - Kmails implementation of subfolders causes problems with mail imports
Summary: Kmails implementation of subfolders causes problems with mail imports
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kmail
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: openSUSE Unspecified
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdepim bugs
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Reported: 2009-09-09 04:37 UTC by homoludens
Modified: 2010-03-06 07:37 UTC (History)
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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