Actually, as best as I can figure it, the problem lay in the location
of the files. Despite my configuring it to store files in a different
location, it was looking in
C:\Documents_and_Settings\<win-user>\Application_Data\Mozilla\Profiles\<moz-user>
for the mail and news files. And FURTHERMORE, it wouldn't even look in
the correct mozilla-user file... only the first one it created. I really
don't undersand this behavior, and IF ANYONE DOES UNDERSTAND IT, PLEASE
RESPOND! I won't submit a bug, though, because I don't know that it's
wrong, I simply don't understand.
-- Michael Chermside
res05kv7 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I lost a significant amount of mail after migrating from 6.01 to 6.1 and
> running the "compact folders" function. Mail just disappeared from a number
> of the folders (*.msf files left OK but no mail messages). I run
> Windows2000.
>
> I have seen in the past week several postings on disappearance of mail and
> addressbook. One case reported that the index files only was gone.
>
> I think this is once again, in the Netscape 6.xx family tradition, a
> premature release of a product. Considering the level of damage it can
> cause, puts it in the category of a VIRUS!
>
>
> See my Bug report at: http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=95964
>
> Nahum
>
>
>
> "mcherm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>>Well, I'm hoping someone on this newsgroup can help. Here's the
>>problem I'm having.
>>
>>My problem is this: I migrated over 500 MB worth of emails, but
>>they seem to have *disapeared*! Specifically, the email account
>>appears in the left-hand pane in mail-and-news, but after
>>restarting Mozilla, it appears to have no folders under it!
>>
>>Specifically, here's a complete accounting of what I did. I needed
>>to migrate to a new computer, and at the same time wanted to
>>migrate from keeping my mail in Netscape 4.6 to keeping it in
>>Mozilla. On top of that I wanted my user prefs and emails kept in
>>a non-standard location. So I did the following:
>>
>>* Copied old Netscape user-files to new computer.
>>* Using Netscape 4.6 on the new computer, created a user
>> in that directory, which made the emails accessible in
>> NS4.6 on the new computer.
>>* Grabbed the latest Mozilla release (0.9.3) and, in profile
>> manager, created a NEW user, so I could specify the
>> directory location.
>>* In Mozilla profile manager I ALSO migrated the NS4.6 user
>> over to Mozilla. This created a user profile (in the default
>> location) with the emails.
>>* In Mozilla I copied the files from the user profile in the
>> default location to the one in the location I preferred.
>>* I also fiddled with a few other files to try and migrate over
>> bookmarks and cookies from my previous machine.
>>
>>So I have two questions:
>>
>>(1) Was there an easier way to do this?
>>
>>(2) (Really important) HOW DO I RESTORE MY 500 MB OF EMAILS!
>>
>>
>>Anyone out there think they can help? If so, please reply here
>>AND email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] because I'm not sure whether I'll
>>be able to check the newsgroup for an answer.
>>
>>-- Michael Chermside
>>
>>
>
>
