[CS-FSLUG] Balsa Mail client.

[Cia Watson]

I don't use balsa mail -- but it may be a permissions issue? And since
they're hidden files, there may be some /home config differences? Do
you have the same username and pw on both setups? Did you install the
package on the laptop or just copy? You may need to actually install
it, however that gets done on Mint, then copy over the mail folder?

Also, are you using pop retrieval? I'm using claws mail with pop
retrieval; and I have it set up on my laptop and desktop (laptop using
fedora 7 and desktop using CentOS 5.4) and gave it the instruction to
leave messages on the server for up to 7 days. 

That way when I get messages from one place then go to the other
computer it'll download some duplicate messages (ones I've already
seen), but I'll get to see if there are new messages too. It's not
perfect, but it basically does what I need. 

And of course if there are some balsa users out there, they might have
something more specific for you!

Cia W 


On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:57:11 -0400 (EDT) Davidm at HisFeet.net
wrote:

> I have been using Balsa mail Client in Mint7 on my desktop.  Haven't
> been able to configure the mail out feature, but that's not my main
> problem. I'm going to be traveling, so I want Balsa on my laptop
> (also with Mint7). I installed Balsa from the repos, and then copied
> the ~/.balsa directory from the desktop into the laptop.  Also copied
> the ~/mail directory from the desktop to the laptop.  Result:
> Everything seems the same except that clicking on Inbox on the laptop
> does not display any email letters.  It did  however (right after I
> copied the two aforementioned folders into the laptop) show the same
> number of messages in the inbox.  Then the number of messages
> mentioned there disappeared.
> 
> Question:  HOw do I get the inbox to show up on the laptop?  did I
> fail to copy it from the desktop?  is it located somewhere else?
> 
> Locate doesn't find it
> 
> Thanks for any help you can give me.
> 
> Dave McMullen
> 
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