ok but on the same token, why leave it active? If I can get the existing info into the new account then the individual has only one account with their new account name.
I did try moving the .mbx files from one account to another and it seemed to work fine. Any issue with doing this? On Tuesday, August 27, 2002 6:52 AM, Eric Shanbrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hmm, Why de-activate the old account? nothing new will go there but you >still allow access. > >Eric S >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bob McGregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:28 PM >Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] reply to sender question. > > >Actually I do see a flaw. If I inactivate the existing account and setup a >new one, then the person loses access to all mail on their >existing account. > >Just curious, can I create the new account, copy the contents of the old >users account to the new account directory and would the maintain the >persons existing account? >____________________________________________________ >so rather than change the existing one, inactivate it, create a new one and >then forward the message to the new account AND send a reply back to the >sender? > >thanks Eric! I just tried it and much better. I was worried that it would >leave the message in the original account as well but it does >not...cool! > >any downsides to this process? Does not appear to be... > >bob > >On Monday, August 26, 2002 2:37 PM, Eric Shanbrom ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>sure, Leave the Jane_doe account. Set the info manager on this box to send >a >>message to the sender about the new address then forward it to the new >>address. >> >>Eric S >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Bob McGregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "IMailList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 4:05 PM >>Subject: [IMail Forum] reply to sender question. >> >> >>We have imail 7.12. I'm wondering if anyone has figured out a way to inform >>a sender when someone's name(account) changes. >> >>Example: Jane Does email account is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jane changes her >>name to Smith so we change her account to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we setup >>an alias so existing folks who have her address as jane_doe get their mail >>delivered to jane_smith. >> >>here's what I'd like to do: setup an inbound rule that if the to address is >>jane_doe (old account) send a message back to the sender that jane's >account >>has changed and her new account is jane_smith.... >> >>anyone have an idea on doing this? I'd like to do this so we do not have >to >>keep the alias for ever... >> >>thanks, bob >> >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
