Re: [gentoo-user] Orphan e-mail message in kmail

[Peter Humphrey <peter@humphrey.ukfsn.org>]

On Tuesday 24 February 2009 18:53:39 Alan McKinnon wrote:

> You are probably using maildir for your mail - it's the default. Shut
> down kmail completely. Go to ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail/<folder>/cur,
> and delete the actual file. grep can help you find it even if only by
> identifying the files that isn't it.
>
> Then delete the relevant index files in ~/.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail.
> Your inbox for example is called .inbox.index.* and there will be three
> of them.
>
> Restart kmail, it will rebuild it's indexes and all will be well.

That did it - thanks.

> > I suppose I could delete my home directory, create a new one and import
> > kmail's stuff from the old to the new, together with other
> > applications' stuff, but I don't know any way to import filters, and
> > anyway it's an awful fag.
>
> Don't delete your home dir! kmail keeps it's mail there and you will lose
> the lot.

Slip of the tongue (pen? fingers?). I meant I'd move the home directory, not 
remove it.

Thanks again, and to Volker.

-- 
Rgds
Peter