NS 6.1

[Jim Herrmann]

I'll tell you what I did, as I had the same problem.  My 6.1 install 
migrated my Mozilla profile and mail which I was not really "using", but 
rather testing.  So, to get my NS 4.77 mail moved over to NS 6.1, I 
copied the mail files, which were in the ~/nsmail directory into the 
directory that 6.1 is using, which in my case is 
~/.mozilla/jim/4q0apk99.slt/Mail/Mail then the POP server name under 
that.  So, copy the mail files, overlaying any duplicates.  You don't 
need to copy the summary files, because the mail program will rebuild 
those using a different extension anyway.   Then in the mail program, to 
rebuild the summary files, you need to display each mail folder.  If you 
have really large mail folders like I do, this can take a little time. 
Not too bad, but you need to be patient.  Each one has to finish before 
you move on to the next, else it starts over the next time you are in 
the folder.

So, there is nothing automated, but it's not too hard.

Hope that helps,
Jim Herrmann

Chris Hoelscher wrote:

> O.K., I've taken the plunge - kinda.  So far, all the web sites I've 
> tried have worked, including the 128bit encrypt (banking).  The problem 
> I'm having is importing my old email...any tips?
> 
> Of course, this might be a good time to "clean house", but what's 
> frustrating is that I have all my mail up to 7/4/01 (when I was playing 
> with a 6.01 version - it imported over at that point) but I can't figure 
> out how to either get rid of that to generate a fresh import, or just do 
> a clean fresh import of emai..
> 
> Any tips?
> 
> Chris H.
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