(responding to sixpack13)
> the thunderbird directory should named .thunderbird
>
> NO "_old" or other endings !
> it should named as it was before thunderbird upgrade !
Either I worded something incorrectly or you misunderstood something.
I have 3 directories:
thunderbird_old
thunderbird_new
.thunderbird
For a test, depending on which I want, I first do "rm -rf .thunderbird",
and then "cp -r thunderbird_[whatever] .thunderbird".
> I would do the follwoing:
> [steps 1 thru 10]
done.
So far, it looks good. But it sure took a while, especially searching
Mozilla's Thunderbird web site for information on how to do some of the
steps (exporting, where things are, etc.)
Calendar data exported.
Paths to filters recorded.
Address book saved.
> I for myself would do it via imap account, but ...
> @home user, what typ of mail account do you have at
> your mail provider (pop or imap) ?
* 6 of my e-mail accounts are free yahoo accounts; in Thunderbird they
are imap.
* 1 of my accounts is a comcast account; in Thunderbird it's imap.
That's all: 7 altogether.
All are set up to *not* save messages locally, so I think there's no
migration to be done. (Am I correct?)
> is imap something you know ?
no.
That's where I am now. Tomorrow morning, after checking for any further
posts on this thread, I'll try to:
1. rm -rf .thunderbird
2. cp -r thunderbird.new .thunderbird
3. use dnf to upgrade Thunderbird to the current version (at least 68.1).
4. launch the new Thunderbird.
5. import the calendar data and the address books.
6. exit Thunderbird.
7. copy the 7 filter data files from thunderbird_old to .thunderbird.
8. launch the new Thunderbird.
Those steps are subject to change based on new posts. Step 7 will take
a while.
thank-you for your help so far.
Bill.
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