On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Jim <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mauriat M wrote: > > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Jim <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > I did a clean install of FC8 on PC which had FC6 before, I saved the old > > > .thunderbird folder from FC6. > > > How do I use the "Import" tool in thunderbird, FC8 to import the old > FC6 > > > thunderbird mail , address book ? > > > I physically moved the old address book into the FC8 thunderbird and it > > > wouldn't accept that. > > > > > > > > > > What I would recommend is to first quit TB, remove the new F8-TB > > profile you have created and copy the F6-TB profile into your home > > directory. > > Once TB starts up it should automatically convert/update the necessary > > data from the old profile and use that information. > > > > I've been using the same TB profile since RH9 (Thunderbird 0.1a). Each > > time I upgraded I left the old profile and it got update with each new > > version of Thunderbird. Of course I backed up with every new Fedora > > release but I've never had a major problem. On occasion I had to tweak > > some settings. > > > > -Mauriat > > > > > > > I agree with you on that, if I do it that way I get a ERROR message in FC8 > about "Security" issues, in Firefox and Thunderbird. > What does the error message say exactly? Look thru your logs and see if anything about thunderbird or firefox is mentioned. Don't forget to check SELinux logs too. Max -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
