Sure.
Dave

In reply to 27 Aug message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

>thanks dave.  another question for you then.  If I just created
>the new account and there is nothing in the .mbx files, can i just
>copy/paste the .mbx files from the old users folder to the new
>users folder? (there's nothing in them at the time) 

>On Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:47 AM, Dave MacMillan
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
>>Transfer the existing messages in the old account to the new account
in
>>the IMail Client on the server.
>>
>>http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-20010110-DM01.htm
>>IMail - How to move a user's mail to another mailbox
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>
>>In reply to 27 Aug message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>>
>>>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
>>>>>
>>>>>
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