On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 13:24 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > 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? ----- sorry, my mistake - recursive is -R (capital R) in scp scp -R bobg@box6:/home/bobg/.thunderbird note the colon after 'box6' Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- 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
