Since I can't use PM on my laptop the way it is now anyway and all my "good" files are still intact on my desktop back the office, maybe I'll try running the new pm4.2a5-preview just on the chance that this new preview release ends up totally rebuilding what's on my laptop and I end up being able to therefore us PM. I'll check my email later tonight when I get back in case there are any better ideas, before I do anything.
Thanks in advance for any ideas, I have nothing to loose, so I can try anything. John On Sunday, July 6, 2003, at 01:55 PM, John Hay wrote: > > I know this is all at my own risk, and maybe not even possible the way > I have attempted to do it and in the mean time while traveling I'll > have to just mail.app (aarrrgghh!) but at least it will work and I can > send and receive. > > Actions I took: While still connected to our LAN in the office to > attempt to copy all needed files from my desktop to my laptop to run PM > "as-if" I were sitting at my desktop, but on my laptop instead, all > filters, accounts, settings, configs, the works. > > I copied ALL the folders and ALL the files and also my PMKey which I > could find from my desktop to the exact same location on my laptop, > using Finder after having run a search to locate any files containing > the word "powermail", etc. > > Then downloaded the most recent version of PM, 4.1.3 from PM's web site > and dragged the OSX PM icon to my apps folder. This is the same > version I am running on my desktop, but I'm not at my desktop, I am > traveling and I'm using my PowerBook G4. > > Problems: When I launch PM, it launches fine, starts to check all the > accounts I have set up, may or may not successfully download the first > message, then quits "unexpectedly". If I relaunch PM again, the same > thing keeps happening. > > I know, I know, I probably just should have set up PM from scratch on > my laptop, but then would have had to take the time to enter all the > hundreds of filters, accounts, etc. which I normally use. > > Any ideas on how I could possibly launch PM on my laptop in some type > of a diagnostic or auto-correct any database corruption, etc. ? > > > > John Hay > In Manhattan for the DV and MacWorld shows. > >
