mail from 4.7 to 7.1

I've succeeded in making 7.n my default mail app. I'm wondering how (if?) I can move my 'inbox' & 'sent' from my 4.7 user profile to an equivalent space in 7?
H.

 

Hi Bob,

Yes, you most certainly can do that, and here's how:

Copy Mail files without the SNM extension from the 4.7 Mail folder to the Netscape 7 Mail Account folder.
C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profilename\*.slt\Mail\MailAccount

Caution: these files will replace any existing files in the Netscape 7 mail account folder. You will first want to rename the Communicator 4.7 Mail files; e.g., change Inbox to OldInbox, etc. The renamed files will appear in the Netscape 7 Mail. This will ensure that you lose no existing mail.

Let us know if you have further questions.

Ramona

 

I never tried it this way, but you should able to Tools|Import|
Mail from NS4.x

 

Many Thanks, Ramona, but ...

... I should have told you I'm in a Win2K box: no "Windows" folder, just "WINNT ". Can you tell me where to copy OLDINBOX in this case?
Regards,
H.

 

I can do that:
C:\Winnt\Profiles\user_name\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profilename\xxxxxxxx.slt\Mail\mailaccount

Let us know if you have further questions.

Ramona

 

c:\documents and settings\win2k_user_name\application data\mozilla\profiles\mozilla_profile_name\*.slt\mail\mailaccount

enjoy!

tranquilo

 

Thank you Tranquilo; alas, Ramona, it may be that someone has steered you wrong with respect to Win2k: T. is correct, with the old mail finally in "Local Folders" as "Oldinbox" etc. But thanks for the warning about renaming: I probably would have overlooked that.
H.

 

Once you make a new account, your new inbox will be in the account_name directory by default, rather than the local folders directory.

HTH

tranquilo

 

Hi huitre,

Yup, tranquilo is definitely correct. I saw the WINNT, and giving you that info, rather than W2K...

Like he said, put that renamed Inbox into the Mail Account name folder, and you'll be back in business.

Ramona