Re: [WinMac] Netscape7 Mbox import to Sylpheed-Claws (Win 32).

From: Brian Durant (durant[at]cbn.net.id)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 01:05:37 EDT

  • Next message: Brian Durant: "Re: [WinMac] Netscape7 Mbox import to Sylpheed-Claws (Win 32)."

    Bruce Johnson wrote:

    > Brian Durant wrote:
    >
    >> Bruce Johnson wrote:
    >>
    >>> Brian Durant wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> Hi again,
    >>>>
    >>>> I would like to import my e-mail from Netscape 7.0.2, which I
    >>>> believe is already in Mbox format to Sylpheed-Claws (Win 32)
    >>>> <http://claws-w32.sourceforge.net/>, but I can't seem to find the
    >>>> files in my profile. I believe the profile should by default reside
    >>>> in Win2k Pro here:
    >>>>
    >>>> C:\Documents and Settingsuser_nameApplication
    >>>> DataMozillaProfilesprofilenamexxxxxxxx.slt
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> There should be a mail folder in that location, which will contain 2
    >>> files for each folder folder_name and folder_name.mst
    >>>
    >>> But if they're not showing there, look for a folder called Mail on
    >>> your hard drive...they should be in there.
    >>>
    >>> Note: if you iuse an IMAP instead of a POP mail server, your mail
    >>> does not, in fact, reside on your computer, but on the server.
    >>>
    >>> To get these mail files in that case you will have to create local
    >>> folders, and copy all the mail into them.
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> I can find .mst files with a search, but no folder name files are
    >> located in the same folder. I have even created new folders such as
    >> "Lost" and "LostMail", but no dice in finding them in a search. I
    >> have found about 4-5 Netscape and Mozilla folders, but none contain
    >> files named the same as my folders :-( Any chance that the convention
    >> has changed in Netscape 7.0.2?
    >
    >
    > Not for such a fundamental thing I think...Netscape 7.02 is roughl.y
    > Mozilla 1.2...
    >
    > You could do it the hard way. Store this message in one of your local
    > folders and look for the file that has the
    > 'Weeeowooweeweeoweeoeeoweee' text string in it...

    Weird. Search completed without finding the text string. Your mail is
    stored in "local folders --> Win-Mac".

    Cheers,

    Brian

    *** Windows-MacintoshOS Cooperation List ***
    FAQ: http://www.darryl.com/winmacfaq/
    Archive: http://www.darryl.com/winmac/

    To unsubscribe, send mail to winmac-unsubscribe@iffy.com



    This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Thu Apr 17 2003 - 01:05:26 EDT