On 2/23/2011 8:05 PM, Ken previously wrote the following...::
Interim response from Ken (in Oz) to the posts here so far.
Guys, your thoughts have been very welcome. I'm not a tech whiz, so I
may have to wait to do much until the middle of next week when a friend
can come and help out.
For example, I don't really understand cybercitizen's reference to
locating 'local folders' under Netscape [or SeaMonkey] hierarchy and
then suppressing the .msf files, if any.
I can tell sean that I already have SM on my new (Windows 7-using)
computer - naturally, as I have used the SM suite for years.
About MozBackup. I do have that on my old Acer computer (which has
Netscape and SM, with Windows XP) and on the HP computer (which also has
Windows XP) where I have loaded Netscape and hope to import my Netscape
mail files from the old Acer computer. I ran MozBackup on both of these
computers a few minutes ago. In both cases, it said: 'It is possible to
backup or restore Mozilla user profile(s) for the following
applications: Mozilla 1.8.1.21.'
In neither case was there any mention of Netscape.
Paul's reference to a Virtual XP machine for Win7 is noted with
interest. I'm not sure that I understand his other suggestion: 'Can you
export to a file then import to SM?' (No doubt my friend will know.)
Another complicating factor. My present SM not only has Inbox and
Sentbox, it has Old Inboxes 1,2, and 3, and Old Sentbox 1,2, and 3, both
containing emails going back several years. (The Netscape mails are from
a time before that, but are especially valuable.)
Many thanks - Ken (in Oz)
sounds like you still leave all your mail in the inbox and sent
folders... rather than using local folders as an archive
and/or file drawer...
please clarify...
make a backup copy of the Netscape mail folder... or two or three for
good measure... do your migration work from one of those back-up copies
so as not to corrupt your still working Netscape 4.79...
then FWIW, mailbox folders are still just mailbox folders... you can
copy the individual inbox, sent, drafts, templates, etc files over to
your new SeaMonkey... re-name them all something that does not conflict
with any pre-existing folders in your new SeaMonkey, as well as
something you will immediately recognize when you next open SeaMonkey
caution: SeaMonkey and Netscape must both be closed while you copy files...
sean
--
If your knees bent the other way, what would chairs look like?
** taglines brought to you by tagzilla 0.066.2
_______________________________________________
support-seamonkey mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
