On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:53:26 GMT, sherrys_news wrote:
> I have a large email file [600] megs or so that I want to save

Some email apps will not let you play around outside of it's database
as far as moving the mail around.

> by moving it to a folder such as /home/dale/whatever.

I would click up a terminal.
cd /wherever/600+email_is
cp email_fn /home/dale/whatever

and see if there is an error.

sherrys_news wrote:

> I have a large email file [600] megs or so that I want to save
> by moving it to a folder such as /home/dale/whatever.
> It has text and pictures and graphics in it.
> I tried drag and drop but could not get it to work.
> Dont know enough about using konsole to get this done.
> Help please......
>
> mandriva 2006,kde 3.4.2

Are you using Kmail? If so, click on "file" and "save as".


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Bit Twister wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:53:26 GMT, sherrys_news wrote:
>> I have a large email file [600] megs or so that I want to save
>
> Some email apps will not let you play around outside of it's database
> as far as moving the mail around.
>
>> by moving it to a folder such as /home/dale/whatever.
>
> I would click up a terminal.
> cd /wherever/600+email_is
> cp email_fn /home/dale/whatever
>
> and see if there is an error.

If you are using Kmail, click on File, then Save As. Other graphical
clients should let you do likewise. If you are using a command-line
client, then BitTwister is better qualified to help. What is your email
client?

Doug.
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Peter D. wrote:

> sherrys_news wrote:
>
>> I have a large email file [600] megs or so that I want to save
>> by moving it to a folder such as /home/dale/whatever.
>> It has text and pictures and graphics in it.
>> I tried drag and drop but could not get it to work.
>> Dont know enough about using konsole to get this done.
>> Help please......
>>
>> mandriva 2006,kde 3.4.2
>
> Are you using Kmail? If so, click on "file" and "save as".
>
> I tried this but ...Im guessing here...because there are text and
pictures and graphics in it the file that is saved has a lot
of,what looks like,assembly code it it and is unreadable.

sherrys_news wrote:

> Peter D. wrote:
>
>> sherrys_news wrote:
>>
>>> I have a large email file [600] megs or so that I want to save
>>> by moving it to a folder such as /home/dale/whatever.
>>> It has text and pictures and graphics in it.
>>> I tried drag and drop but could not get it to work.
>>> Dont know enough about using konsole to get this done.
>>> Help please......
>>>
>>> mandriva 2006,kde 3.4.2
>>
>> Are you using Kmail? If so, click on "file" and "save as".

> I tried this but ...Im guessing here...because there are text and
> pictures and graphics in it the file that is saved has a lot
> of,what looks like,assembly code it it and is unreadable.

If you are using Kmail you should be able to right click on
objects in the body of the message. Also Kmail can be configured
to display a hierarchy of the message's contents below the message.
The items listed can be saved individually.


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