Am 25.06.2010 19:24, schrieb Bob Goodwin: > On 25/06/10 12:41, Craig White wrote: > >> On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 12:36 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: >> >> >>> On 25/06/10 12:15, Craig White wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 12:05 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> It seems I ask this question after every new Fedora release. How do >>>>> I go about transferring my Thunderbird pop mail files from this F-12 >>>>> computer to a second computer running F-13. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> your emails are all undoubtedly stored in a subdirectory >>>> titled .thunderbird (note the dot makes it invisible to many things) and >>>> inside a generated profile directory but you could actually copy the >>>> entire directory if you wish. For example, on my system... >>>> >>>> .thunderbird/3cdy05wk.default/Mail/ >>>> >>>> the 3cdy05wk.default is the generated profile directory and my Mail is >>>> actually inside the Mail directory >>>> >>>> Personally, I have found it more advantageous to run my own mail server >>>> and even run fetchmail to get the mail from various pop accounts, filter >>>> it, and then run an IMAP server so I see the same e-mail regardless of >>>> which computer I use in my house. That is a bit more ambitious but >>>> definitely a better solution for accessing email from multiple >>>> computers. >>>> >>>> Craig >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> And what is the proper command to accomplish this? >>> >>> There are a number of sub directories under : >>> >>> /home/bobg/.thunderbird/5d6oa34m.default/Mail/ >>> >>> I never seem to get that right. If I could replace everything in the >>> new system it seems it should work but apparently I keep making the >>> same mistakes. >>> >>> >> ----- >> as your regular user (I presume bobg) on the new computer... >> >> Quit all running instances of Thunderbird >> >> cd ~ >> mv .thunderbird .thunderbird-bak >> scp -r bobg@ORIGINAL_COMPUTER:/home/bobg/.thunderbird . >> >> Then you should be able to run thunderbird with everything copied >> >> Craig >> >> >> >> > I am still doing something wrong. I first did: > > [bobg@box9 ~]$ mv .thunderbird .thunderbird-bak > > And then: > > [bobg@box9 ~]$ scp -r bobg@box6/home/bobg/.thunderbird > usage: scp [-1246BCpqrv] [-c cipher] [-F ssh_config] [-i > identity_file] > [-l limit] [-o ssh_option] [-P port] [-S program] > [[user@]host1:]file1 ... [[user@]host2:]file2 > > I thought it would ask for a password but instead I get error messages? > > Bob > > > right: cd scp -r bobg@box6:/home/bobg/.thunderbird . The "." stands for the actual directory, which will be your home directory having called a blank "cd". The ":" delimites the host and the directory part in the "scp" command. Joerg -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
