I realize that I fat fingered when I gave the name of the file.� In the search recommendation, I did have the plural.� Check the dates of each file.� I think that you may find that the one in the Application Data folder may be older.� Which ever, I would select the larger as the primary and then save a copy of the smaller as either 'copy of ......." or rules2.dat so that you don't loose it just in case.� I know that in windows XP, there is more information stored in the applications folder than in the Netscape folder.� As for the duplication in Windows 98, I'm not sure, but windows seems to be paranoid and backs things up all over the place.� It isn't too long after an installation that the windows folder will double in size just due to backups.
Keith Harold B wrote: > Hello again, > > > Harold B wrote ... Netscape 4.79 has a email icon in the lower right hand corner > > (I forget what the bar is called and what > > the default email for the browser is called; I know they have names). Anyway,� the > > question is ... How do you back� up the > > filters that you� build up over time when you go to Edit>Message Filters?� ... > > Harold > > > The file is called Rule.dat.� Go to C:\Program Files\Netscape and do a search for > > rules.dat.� This is the file with all the > > filters ... Keith Thompson > > Thank you, Keith; you are right on mark. It's in the Mail folder, which is in > C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\harold7(in my > case). The name of the file is Rules.dat (note the plural). It's interesting how you > and many others on this list know details > like this. Seven years and it's the first time I ever heard of that file. > > Follow-up Question (using Windows98) ... The above file has all the information. > There is a shorter version in > C:\Windows\Application Data. Why is this file in the system? It's in another "mail" > folder (looks like a duplicate of my real > mail folder) that is within folders within folders, etc. I'm not deleting > Application Data; don't know why such an idea even > came into my head :) since I see, for example, M$ material including Internet > Explorer and Quick Launch (QL is very important > to me). But what's the purpose of some apparent duplications of other folders and > files within folders within folders in > Application Data? ... Harold -- Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH Home Web Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~kthompson/ Genealogy Web Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kthompson Only a mediocre person is ever at their best. � ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
