[sylpheed:33351] Re: [Dual Boot Win XP / Ubuntu 9.10] - Install Sylpheed 2.6.0

[IW]

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Mr. Nowhere's idea will work but it is a bit finnicky. Also, you
since you have to give permission for Ubuntu to access/load the
windows partition you cannot just run links as soon as you boot
Ubuntu. What I would suggest (particularly if like me you like to keep
things separate as a form of backup ; ie: the same mailboxes in 2
partitions) is to establish sylpheed in both Ubuntu and XP and then in
the OS which is transient (Not going to be your main OS) set email to
download but remain on the server.

I assume you know where your mailboxes etc are in XP?  doc settings -
YOU - application data - sylpheed.  

The mailboxes will be in the mailboxes dir. Copy those files to your
home dir on Ubuntu as Mr. Nowhere says below.  The config files
(basically all the other sylpheed files found in sylpheed (one dir up
from mailboxes) copy to .sylpheed....

That folder may not be showing when you open your home dir in Ubuntu -
CTRL H will reveal them.  Or click on 'view' in the menu bar and scroll
down to where it says 'show hidden fields'. 

Once you have sylpheed installed on both OS set XP to download but
leave on server and Ubuntu to download and delete off server. 

This is a simple solution and ensures you have sylpheed in two separate
locations protecting you from data loss.

Good luck. If you have questions ask again

IW



Pada Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:53:23 +0100, "mr.somewhere"
<mr.somewhere at yahoo.fr> menulis email dengan judul ([sylpheed:33350]
Re: [Dual Boot Win XP / Ubuntu 9.10] - Install Sylpheed 2.6.0):

> Hello
> 
> Basically I use symbolic links.
> 
> Here's how I got the thing done:
> 
> 
> 
> Let's say that on **  Windows XP **, I installed Sylpheed from the zip
> file in C:\Program Files\Sylpheed and I chose to have my mail boxes
> and configuration files stored in D:\MesMails (meaning I created a
> link target  "C: \Program Files\Sylpheed\sylpheed.exe" --configdir "D:
> \MesMails" that I use to launch Sylpheed).
> 
> Assuming everything is OK now, it's a good idea to backup both folders
> before doing anything more.
> 
> 
> 
> Now we're using Ubuntu and have RW access to the NTFS partitions:
> 
> With **  Ubuntu **, (if you install from synaptics) the Sylpheed
> configuration files will be in your Home directory in
> the .sylpheed-2.0 directory and the MH mail boxes are in the Home
> directory.
> 
> Firts time I open Sylpheed, I don't configure anything but I create as
> many MH Mail boxes as I use in Windows with the same names. Then I
> close Sylpheed. 
> 
> Now I create symbolic links replacing each of the folders that have
> been created for the mail boxes: ln -s target link_name.  
> target = the MH mail box in Windows XP (that can be seen under D:
> \MesMails\Mailboxes in my case), 
> link_name = name of the same mail box.
> 
> The I copy all the files and folders that are in D:\MesMails ** except
> D:\MesMails\Mailboxes ** in .sylpheed-2.0. 
> 
> The key thing to do to avoid having duplicates is to replace the
> "uidl" folder in .sylpheed-2.0 by a symbolic link to the "uidl"
> folder in D: \MesMails.
> 
> More symbolic links could be used for accounts, address book,
> filter... settings but I'm OK with that and didn't test further.
> 
> If everything worked fine, by now your Sylpheed on Ubuntu and on
> Windows should be identical. But there are a few settings that you
> might have to change in Ubuntu Sylpheed: the spam settings, which
> browser or text editor to use...
> 
> Regards.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:36:25 +0100
> Ouatsniou? <ouatsniou at free.fr> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm a long time Sypheed user under Windows XP, preparing to switch
> > to Ubuntu 9.10. Ideally, I'm looking forward to being able to check
> > my emails from either Windows (that I will still use for a while,
> > working on sound with the softwares I'm used to) or Ubuntu,
> > depending on which OS I'm logged in.
> > 
> > I haven't installed Ubuntu yet, and I have a lot of email archives
> > under XP (loads of mboxes), that Sylpheed stores in C:\Documents
> > and Settings\flytox\Application Data\Sylpheed\Mailboxes\Home\.
> > 
> > Could anyone point me to a way to rationalize installation under XP
> > and prepare for Sylpheed installation under Ubuntu, so that
> > ultimately I both versions can access the same repositories and I
> > avoid duplications of email storage, if possible at all ?
> > 
> > Cheers guys!
> > Nico-
> > 
> > _______________________
> > Ouatsniou?
> > <ouatsniou at free.fr>
> > 
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