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On 1/21/2013 5:33 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Hi :)
>
> I'm sharing the same directory for Evolution emails, by several Linux
> installs. For e.g. Ubuntu Precise it's Evolution 3.2.3 and for e.g.
> Ubuntu Quantal it's Evolution 3.6.0.
>
> I'm doing it by a link:
>

It looks like to me you're asking for long term trouble.  You're using 
multiple versions, so in the future there could be changes that could 
corrupt your mail.  Why not just use an IMAP server instead?  It's what 
I do, so my mail's shared between FreeBSD, Windows, and Android.