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[k-9-mail] Export / Copy Mails
O B
2018-08-01 12:47:58 UTC
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Hello,

I'm using K-9 Mail (V 5.403) and I have a problem:

I have e-Mails on my device from an old account, which is not longer
existent.
How do I get these Mails out of my phone to a new Mail-Account? or at least
somewhere I can read them.

Is there and plaintext db I can copy / convert ?

Best Regards
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David W. Jones
2018-08-02 00:08:12 UTC
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Post by O B
Hello,
I have e-Mails on my device from an old account, which is not longer
existent.
How do I get these Mails out of my phone to a new Mail-Account? or at least
somewhere I can read them.
Is there and plaintext db I can copy / convert ?
Best Regards
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Hmm, only thoughts I had were: Can K-9 move emails between accounts?

Can K-9 attach emails from the old account to emails sent from the new account? Then you could email the old emails to the new account despite the old account no longer existing.

Hope that helps!
David W. Jones
***@gmail.com
wandering the landscape of god
http://dancingtreefrog.com

Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail.
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O B
2018-08-02 04:59:34 UTC
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Don't know, will try it.
Post by David W. Jones
Post by O B
Hello,
I have e-Mails on my device from an old account, which is not longer
existent.
How do I get these Mails out of my phone to a new Mail-Account? or at
least somewhere I can read them.
Is there and plaintext db I can copy / convert ?
Best Regards
Hmm, only thoughts I had were: Can K-9 move emails between accounts?
Can K-9 attach emails from the old account to emails sent from the new
account? Then you could email the old emails to the new account despite the
old account no longer existing.
Hope that helps!
David W. Jones
wandering the landscape of god
http://dancingtreefrog.com
Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail.
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O B
2018-08-03 14:08:06 UTC
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I tried...
K-9 cant copy mails between accounts and it also cant forward mails to
another accounts.

:(
Post by O B
Don't know, will try it.
Post by David W. Jones
Post by O B
Hello,
I have e-Mails on my device from an old account, which is not longer
existent.
How do I get these Mails out of my phone to a new Mail-Account? or at
least somewhere I can read them.
Is there and plaintext db I can copy / convert ?
Best Regards
Hmm, only thoughts I had were: Can K-9 move emails between accounts?
Can K-9 attach emails from the old account to emails sent from the new
account? Then you could email the old emails to the new account despite the
old account no longer existing.
Hope that helps!
David W. Jones
wandering the landscape of god
http://dancingtreefrog.com
Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail.
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David W. Jones
2018-08-03 21:05:25 UTC
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Bummer. One thing I've decided (when it comes to email apps on mobile devices): They're simply not as capable as standalone PC mail clients like Thunderbird!

In Thunderbird, I have six different mail accounts setup. I can drag and drop emails from any folder in any account into any other account/folder.

You might check around your phone with a good file manager (I use Antek) to see if you can get to where K-9 keeps its emails, then see if you could copy it to a PC where maybe a client like Thunderbird can access it. I think if K-9 uses the standard mailbox format (.mbox, I think it is), Thunderbird can import it.
Post by O B
I tried...
K-9 cant copy mails between accounts and it also cant forward mails to
another accounts.
:(
Post by O B
Don't know, will try it.
Post by David W. Jones
Post by O B
Hello,
I have e-Mails on my device from an old account, which is not
longer
Post by O B
Post by David W. Jones
Post by O B
existent.
How do I get these Mails out of my phone to a new Mail-Account? or
at
Post by O B
Post by David W. Jones
Post by O B
least somewhere I can read them.
Is there and plaintext db I can copy / convert ?
Best Regards
Hmm, only thoughts I had were: Can K-9 move emails between accounts?
Can K-9 attach emails from the old account to emails sent from the
new
Post by O B
Post by David W. Jones
account? Then you could email the old emails to the new account
despite the
Post by O B
Post by David W. Jones
old account no longer existing.
Hope that helps!
David W. Jones
wandering the landscape of god
http://dancingtreefrog.com
Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail.
David W. Jones
***@gmail.com
wandering the landscape of god
http://dancingtreefrog.com

Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail.
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