Subject: Re: Transferring Message Files?

From: David L Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 14:12:45 -0800

You should be able to ftp your folders from one account to the other.  

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On Mon, 6 Feb 1995, Mike Rollins wrote:

> Date: Mon, 6 FEB 1995 09:24:41 -0500 (EST)
> From: Mike Rollins <[email-masked]>
> Newgroups: comp.mail.pine
> Subject: Transferring Message Files?
> 
> 
> 	I am in the process of changing service providers.  
> What I would like to do, is take my Pine read-mail file from 
> my current provider, and transfer it (using a different name) 
> to my new account, while keeping the individual messages in 
> usable condition as messages to which I can reply from within 
> Pine.  What would be the best way for me to go about doing 
> this?  Are there any specific problems that I should watch 
> out for?  Is there a specifications file available, which I 
> could use as a template for any editing that I might be 
> required to do?  All advise regarding this problem will be 
> most welcome!
> 
> Mike Rollins
> [email-masked]
> [email-masked]
> Speaking only for myself.
> 
> 
>

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From: Mike Rollins <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 09:24:41 -0500 (EST)

Mike Rollins
[email-masked]
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From: "Michael C. Newell" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 17:26:22 -0500 (EST)

Assuming your folder-collections is "mail/[]" (that is, all your pine 
Email is stored in the directory tree "mail" in your main directory, you 
cold do:

  1. Rename the mail collection (I find it easier to do at the source
     than the destination):

	mv mail oldmail

  2. Create a container file so that you can transfer the entire tree
     easily between providers:

	tar cf oldmail.tar oldmail

     Note that on some systems you can do

	tar czf oldmail.tgz oldmail

     to create a gnu-zipped tar file, or

	tar cZf oldmail.tar.Z oldmail

     to create a compressed tar file (note that the gzip utility
     compresses better than the stock compress utility, but these may
     not be available at your particular site.)

  3. ftp "oldmail.tar" to your new machine:

	ftp  new.machine
	username: ...put in your new username...
	password: ...put in your new password...
	ftp> binary
	ftp> put oldmail.tar   (or oldmail.tgz or oldmail.tar.Z)
	ftp> exit

  4. remove the container file:

	rm oldmail.tar         (or oldmail.tgz or oldmail.tar.Z)

  5. Log into your new machine.

  6. Unbundle your old mail:

	tar xf oldmail.tar
		-or-
	tar xzf oldmail.tgz
		-or-
	tar xZf oldmail.tar.Z

  7. Remove the container file:

	rm oldmail.tar         (or oldmail.tgz or oldmail.tar.Z)

  8. Add "oldmail/[]" to your folder-collections.

You should have your old mail available.  When you are satisfied with 
this,

  9. Log into your old account and delete your old mail:

	rm -R oldmail

Hope this helps,

Mike

On Mon, 6 Feb 1995, Mike Rollins wrote:

> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 09:24:41 -0500 (EST)
> To: [email-masked]

Thanks,

Mike

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