On Monday, November 11, 2002, Allie C Martin wrote: My solution would be to have the desktop still use POP and do not delete for the length of time that you will be away and have the laptop use IMAP.
Then you can keep all the message on the desktop to for when you will come back. -----Original Message----- ACM> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ACM> Hash: SHA1 ACM> In <mid:669971107.20021111225543@;FernandoNajera.com>, ACM> Fernando P. N�jera Cano [FPN] wrote:' FPN>> My approach is: the day before leaving home, I'll set all the FPN>> accounts to not delete mail from servers. Then, I'll copy the FPN>> registry settings and all the folders from desktop to laptop. FPN>> Hopefully, everything will run smoothly and with the same FPN>> config in both computers ACM> Yes, this will work provided that the TB! installations share the ACM> same paths for the installation and working (Mail) directories. FPN>> - both won't delete mails from server. Then, I'll check emails FPN>> from laptop using the Message Dispatcher so I will download FPN>> only interesting emails and leaving mailing lists and so on in FPN>> the server - I'll save bandwith and money. ACM> Be sure that your mailbox (POP account) has a good enough capacity ACM> to store all that traffic. FPN>> When I return home, I'll copy all the files from laptop to FPN>> desktop and then clean laptop. Lastly, I will revert config so FPN>> all messages will be downloaded and removed from server. FPN>> Now the question: Am I forgetting something? ACM> Not that I can think of. FPN>> Is there any other way to get the same results easier? ACM> Not really. The synchronising tool could help you to use one ACM> installation to update the other. However, since you can copy one ACM> installation on top of the other, it doesn't really matter which way ACM> you do it. FPN>> Will I have any predictable problems doing this? ACM> You shouldn't. FPN>> I come from Eudora - where all I should do was copying the mail FPN>> folders - but here in The Bat there are some config in the FPN>> registry and that can be tricky... ACM> Once you transfer the registry information from one machine to the ACM> next, you shouldn't have problems. -- Thanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
