Bug#844718: kmail: Kmail cannot be synchronized between 2 computers anymore
Package: kmail
Version: 4:4.14.1-1
Severity: important
Dear Maintainer,
I am using kmail on different computers (in particular: 1 desktop and 1 laptop) and I need to keep all mail synchronized between these computers. That is all :-)
In all previous kmail versions including those in Debian 7, it was possible to transfer/synchronize the complete mail settings and folders between different computers. I simply used to quit kmail, used 'unison' to sync the relevant files and directories from pc-1 to pc-2, continued to work on pc-2 (think travel) and then sync back from pc-2 to pc-1. This took only seconds.
With the introduction of a different kmail/akonadi/... architecture in Debian 8, this is no longer possible. The relevant data seem now now be spread across a multitude of databases that are all "live" as soon as I am logged in, i.e. I cannot sync them - some software (akonadi? baloo?) starts as soon as I log in and keeps these files open.
=> How can I get back to a state where all mail on my notebook computer could be kept identical with that on my desktop?
Notes:
o the key problem is the non-sync of the "local" folders since I transfer lots of mails from IMAP to "local" folders, and these must stay in sync. (hey, syncing IMAP is not a problem ;-)
o I have tried 'pimsettingexporter' but this was a major mess - (a) it takes a very long time to create the archive, and (2) on unpacking, both the mail folders and account settings/names are lost/garbled. This is not a valid option :-/
* What led up to the situation?
The switch to a different kmail/akonadi/... architecture in Debian 8.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.6
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages kmail depends on:
ii kde-runtime 4:4.14.2-2
ii kdepim-runtime 4:4.14.2-3
ii kdepimlibs-kio-plugins 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libakonadi-calendar4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libakonadi-contact4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libakonadi-kde4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libakonadi-kmime4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libakonadiprotocolinternals1 1.13.0-2+deb8u2
ii libc6 2.19-18+deb8u6
ii libcalendarsupport4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libfollowupreminder4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libgcc1 1:4.9.2-10
ii libgpgme++2 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libgrantlee-core0 0.4.0-2
ii libincidenceeditorsng4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libkabc4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libkalarmcal2 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libkcalcore4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libkcalutils4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libkcmutils4 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
ii libkdecore5 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
ii libkdepim4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libkdeui5 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
ii libkio5 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
ii libkleo4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libkmanagesieve4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libkmime4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libknewstuff3-4 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
ii libknotifyconfig4 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
ii libkontactinterface4a 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libkparts4 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
ii libkpgp4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libkpimidentities4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libkpimtextedit4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libkpimutils4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libkprintutils4 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
ii libksieveui4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libktnef4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libmailcommon4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libmailimporter4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libmailtransport4 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
ii libmessagecomposer4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libmessagecore4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libmessagelist4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libmessageviewer4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libpimcommon4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libqt4-dbus 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1
ii libqt4-network 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1
ii libqt4-xml 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1
ii libqtcore4 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1
ii libqtgui4 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1
ii libqtwebkit4 2.3.4.dfsg-3
ii libsendlater4 4:4.14.1-1
ii libsolid4 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1
ii libstdc++6 4.9.2-10
ii libtemplateparser4 4:4.14.1-1
ii perl 5.20.2-3+deb8u6
Versions of packages kmail recommends:
ii gnupg-agent 2.0.26-6+deb8u1
ii gnupg2 2.0.26-6+deb8u1
ii pinentry-gtk2 [pinentry-x11] 0.8.3-2
Versions of packages kmail suggests:
pn clamav | f-prot-installer <none>
ii kaddressbook 4:4.14.1-1
pn kleopatra <none>
ii procmail 3.22-24
pn spamassassin | bogofilter | annoyance-filter | spambayes | bsfi <none>
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