{"id":1169,"date":"2022-09-30T12:24:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpethzprd.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2023-05-17T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T09:01:41","slug":"linux-evolution-local-mail-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/linux-evolution-local-mail-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux (Evolution) local mail archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This describes how to create a local folder in which you can move emails, which will still be available in the evolution mail client. So the mails will be removed from the mailserver and saved into a folder, which you have to backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You already use evolution as your mail client<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You make backups of your local files and folders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>First create a folder in the filesystem, which will hold your mails:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-23-26.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-23-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-23-26.png 572w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-23-26-276x300.png 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-23-54.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-23-54.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-23-54.png 401w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-23-54-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now open evolution and start adding a new mail account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-07-06.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-07-06.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-07-06.png 273w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-07-06-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-58-44.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"53\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-58-44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-15-36.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"92\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-15-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This account will be your local archive, so you can give it a meaningfull name, ex. &#8220;Local Archive&#8221;. As for the email address you can type in a non existing one, i suggest &#8220;archive@local&#8221;, this names will help to identify it in evolution later:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-20-13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-20-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-20-13.png 834w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-20-13-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-20-13-768x684.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-20-13-600x535.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After hitting &#8220;Next&#8221; choose &#8220;Standard Unix mbox spool directory&#8221; as Server type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-22-26.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-22-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-22-26.png 681w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-22-26-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-22-26-600x44.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the &#8220;Spool Directory&#8221; choose the folder you have created above:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-24-40.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-24-40.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-24-40.png 681w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-24-40-300x22.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-24-40-600x43.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the next page activate the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-25-48.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-25-48.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-25-48.png 327w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-25-48-300x36.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose &#8220;None&#8221; as the &#8220;Server Type&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-26-32.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-26-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-26-32.png 682w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-26-32-300x19.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-26-32-600x38.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Next&#8221; it will ask you for the name which will appear in evolution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-11.png 834w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-11-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-11-768x681.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-11-600x532.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you have the new account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-59.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-59.png 313w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-59-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-59-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-27-59-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to create a folder now to put your mails into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-42-28.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-42-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1188\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For example you can create a new one each year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-42-56.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-42-56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-42-56.png 396w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-42-56-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-43-26.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-43-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-43-26.png 311w, https:\/\/blogs.ethz.ch\/isgdmath\/files\/2022\/09\/Screenshot-from-2022-09-30-11-43-26-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can move mails from your account into this folder, they will be saved on your filesystem, so don&#8217;t forget to regulary make a backup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This describes how to create a local folder in which you can move emails, which will still be available in the evolution mail client. 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