[NTLUG:Discuss] Elementary problem

[Fred]

I am trying to make a copy of my $HOME/.kde4 directory and have not
had any success so far. I get down into the mail directories and run
into one called "ham radio" and files like this one: 

"1161895726.20940.eWnrp:2,S" (Without the quotes, of course)

Obviously cp -R and rsync both puke when they hit something like
that.

So, how do I clone the .kde4 directory with all of its weirdness?

Thanks,
Fred