[Users] Moving Mail

[Troy Vitullo]

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:26:13 -0500
Dan Arico <dan_arico at aricosystems.com> wrote:

> I'm going to a conference soon where I'll need to use claws on my
> laptop, instead of the desktop machine I usually use. Can I simply
> copy my mail directory from one home directory to the other or is
> there a problem involved that I am unaware of?
> 
> Dan Arico

Here's one thing to look out for ... it's what always gets me. When you copy your mail over preserve the modified time using the -p flag. It'll also preserve ownership so you might want to make sure the UID matches.

A trip like you describe is what got me to finally make the jump to IMAP for my work email. I regret it sometimes (mainly because gmail sucks so bad) but it is easier keeping things synced.

Troy