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Thread ID: 34496 2003-06-15 01:19:00 LINUX kmail, sudden failure, folders too full??? Chris (3346) Press F1
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152594 2003-06-15 01:19:00 I had a wee problem a wee while ago with kmail, where it appeared to me that the ~/mail directory had become corrupted, I based this conclution on the fact that after changing the name of the ~/mail directory, which forced kmail to create a replacement, kmail ran fine.

I have changed my guess on this as the problem has reaccured, and i have a new therie that this is happening because the ~/mail directory gets too full.

Searching google failed to find discussion on similar problems, so i ask here instead. Is the sudden refusal of kmail to run a problem others have had??

.Chris
Chris (3346)
152595 2003-06-15 01:26:00 um...

better mention this

SuSE 8.0
kmail 1.4
KDE 3.0.0

.Chris
Chris (3346)
152596 2003-06-15 09:41:00 I'm wondering if another mail app messed with the folder.

kmail uses the maildir format, while most apps still use the mbox format to store messages.
bmason (508)
152597 2003-06-15 10:44:00 It seems that if i slowly move the files and associated directorys from the old ~/mail directory to the working one, i can keep it working long enough to delete, save info and attachments etc. The trouble is that the moment i try to edit the rules it crashes, so it looks like i'll be editing the files by hand, just so i can keep the programme working without actually picking up email.....

I have swapped to evolution, an email client i like better anyway!

.Chris
Chris (3346)
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