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Art Alexion wrote: > I updated enigmail through the thunderbird extensions manager and it > stopped working. I had been using thunderbird 1.0.2. I decided to > use apt-get to install enigmail, and it wanted to install a new > version of thunderbird (1.0.6). I allowed it, but it is using its own > configuration settings (.mozilla-thunderbird), and not those of the > previous installation (.thunderbird). To move mailboxes, I seem to > have several options. > > 1. Move the Mail folder (and subfolders) from > .thunderbird/123xyzdefault/ to > .mozilla-thunderbird/456abcdefault/, then use about:config to make > sure the prefs.js file is pointing to the right mailboxes. > 2. rename .mozilla-thunderbird/456abcdefault/ to something else and > rename .thunderbird/123xyzdefault/ to > .mozilla-thunderbird/456abcdefault/ > 3. use the Account Preferences system to create new accounts pointing > to the old mail folders. > 4. just copy the account directories from .thunderbird/123xyzdefault/ > to .mozilla-thunderbird/456abcdefault/ and make sure the accounts > point to them, either via about:congfig or the Account Preferences > system. > 5. Use a built in import utility (if there is one). > > What is the preferred method? > Here is a good article I found to solve this. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Moving_your_mail_storage_location_%28Thunderbird%29 -- _______________________________________ Art Alexion Arthur S. Alexion LLC arthur [at] alexion [dot] com aim: aalexion sms: 2679725536 [at] messaging [dot] sprintpcs [dot] com PGP fingerprint: 52A4 B10C AA73 096F A661 92D2 3B65 8EAC ACC5 BA7A The attachment -- signature.asc -- is my electronic signature; no need for alarm. Info @ http://mysite.verizon.net/art.alexion/encryption/signature.asc.what.html Key for signed PDFs available at http://mysite.verizon.net/art.alexion/encryption/ArthurSAlexion.p7c The validation string is TTJY-ZILJ-BJJG. ________________________________________
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