A. Rick Anderson wrote Wed, 05 Jan 2005 11:16:30 -0500:
Felix Miata wrote:
A. Rick Anderson wrote:
What files do I need to copy from my windoze box
to my Linux box so that
when I bring up mozilla mail, I get all my
existing email, filters,
directories, addresses, etc.
This issue is addressed indirectly beginning at
http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.5/faq/profile.html#backup
Once you've copied the files, you'll need to edit prefs.js to correct
the absolute pathnames and the names of the *.s & *.w files.
See http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.7/ and its links for
additional information.
I've tried following the directions, but not having much success. My
current road block is that Mozilla won't display any hidden
directories or files, so I can't point the "Local File" property at
the .mozilla directory. The directory that it claims it is using
doesn't exist.
That sounds like a Gnome filepicker problem. I never did find out how it
can be made to display .* files or directories. Last I checked, KDE
doesn't have such a limitation. Regardless, I'd be using mc to do the
file copies and editing, all of which should be done with Mozilla fully
closed, anyway.
Turns out that there is a context menu (right mouse click) in the
mozilla file browser window that displays hidden files. The reason I
have the file browser open in mozilla is that the FAQ. After closing
Mozilla completely, you copy the files, edit prefs.js (in order to
delete any directory conflicts) and then you need to point the profile
manager at the copied directory (minus the SALT).