On Tuesday 02 October 2012 18:13:30 Janek S. wrote:
> > Stupid people need stupid questions...  I hang my head.  Unfortunately, I
> > can't now try it because KMail-trinity now crashes as soon as I try to
> > open it.  I need to get back somehow to square one with it.  But when I
> > do, I shall immediately try your suggestion - and kick myself hard again.
> >
> > (The obvious thing to try first is reinstate the default in kmailrc.)
>
> If I were in your situation I would try to remove all KMail's config files:
> ~/.trinity/share/apps/kmail/*
> ~/itrinity/share/config/emaildefaults
> ~/itrinity/share/config/emailidentities
> ~/itrinity/share/config/kmailrc*
> ~/Mail (or any other directory that contains your emails).
> By removing I mean of course moving them to different location, so they can
> be restored. I would hope that KMail will simple recreate those files and
> then you could try to import emails from old KDE3 directory.
>
> I don't claim that this will work, but that's what I would try.

Sadly, I had already done something different by the time I read this.  But if 
I could grab you and kiss you down the internet I would!  I have nearly 
everything intact.  I am having to do a bit of moving around and the settings 
need redoing, but I have my folders, my filters, so far as I can see all my 
emails - in other words, maybe not as good as it could have been but entirely 
acceptable and _far_ better than I was trying to get resigned to!

Many, many thanks,
and of course repeated heartfelt thanks to the rest of you who gave me so much 
help,
Lisi