Lally Singh on 8/5/04 said >Hey all. > > I'm experimenting with the idea of moving all my .mac messages into >powermail and dumping imap as a whole. However, it's got some >important stuff in there, and I'd like to save it (registration keys, >etc). Most of the messages haven't been fully retrieved. Is there an >easy way to get PM to retrieve the full message bodies and attachments >for my various folders-full-of-stuff in my IMAP account?
If all your mail is still on the .mac server, change to pop for retrieving from .mac mail, IN Power Mail. If you are a bit worried about losing something, leave messages on the server for a few days until you can check you have it all. Your filter will sort the .mac mail into the appropriate folders. Of course, not the IMAP folders, you have to make new folders to sort into. Mine still aren't adjusted quite right. Alternatively [and I have done this both ways], use the Mail application to get all of your .mac mail "on my computer" either deleting from the server or leaving it on the server. Leaving it on the server actually results in what looks like two copies of the mail, one the local cache which is a reflection of what is on the server, and the other the one that is actually ON your computer. Then, you can IMPORT the local folders into PowerMail. Mailbox by mailbox, if you like. PowerMail is really tolerant of this sort of thing. I was surprised how easy it was to go back and forth. People say that they don't like to use pop because it strips the server; but with PM it is very easy to leave your messages on the server for a short or long time. -- Barbara Needham
