On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:03:34 +0100, I wrote:

> if - after copying the
> mail files over - you delete the various mail index files, Kmail
> regenerates them to cover all the mail files.

I've just used that to add mail sent from the laptop (whilst
away from base) to the desktop's sent-mail directory.

(No need to do that with Inbox, as laptop does not erase mail
from POP server.)

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Quoth Maurice Batey :

> On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:03:34 +0100, I wrote:
>
>> if - after copying the
>> mail files over - you delete the various mail index files, Kmail
>> regenerates them to cover all the mail files.
>
> I've just used that to add mail sent from the laptop (whilst
> away from base) to the desktop's sent-mail directory.
>
> (No need to do that with Inbox, as laptop does not erase mail
> from POP server.)
>

From watching this thread, my solution has evolved into the following,
which I will now spell out for future archive searchers:

1) Install/setup unison.

Tried it, and like it mostest bestest!
Using ssh... here's a sample preferences file:
root = /home/me/.Mail
root = ssh://me@192.168.2.4//home/me/.Mail
ignore = Name {,.}*{.index}
ignore = Name {,.}*{.ids}
ignore = Name {,.}*{.sorted})

2) Right Click on Desktop--> "Create New"--> "Link to Application"-->
change icon to default unison icon--> Application Tab--> command:

rm ~/.Mail/.*.index* && unison

3) Next time the two machines are connected... clicky click, easy peasy.
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