evolution 1.5.94 doesn't import mail from evolution 1.4.6

[Martin]

On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 16:55 -0400, David Malcolm wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 13:55 -0500, Martin wrote:
> > (apologies if this is a duplicate).
> > 
> > I upgraded to FC3T2 and along with that got the 1.5.94
> > evolution.  During the first launch, it didn't prompt me to import my
> > 1.4.6 evolution email folders. file->import allows me to import folder
> > by folder but that's going to take too long.
> > 
> > Shouldn't it prompt me when I first use 1.5.94 to import previous
> > folders and filters?
> > 
> > I  used earlier earlier version of 1.5 when it was briefly
> > in rawhide earlier this year.  I wonder if that's why it's not
> > prompting to import old folders?
> > 
> Run gconf-editor and have a look at /apps/evolution.  You should see
> keys named "last_version" and "version".  I'm guessing that the
> "last_version" key is already set to a value sufficiently high that
> evolution decides no further importing is necessary.
> 
> If you set "last_version" to 1.4.6 and restart evolution it should redo
> the import process, though it will probably trash your ~/.evolution
> along the way.  
> 
> Caveat:  I haven't recently tested the above; probably worth backing up
> beforehand...


that did it.  but i also had to set both version and last version to
1.4.6.

thanks

Marty