Subject: How move .addressbook between providers?

From: [email-masked] (Edgar Lynk)
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 21:00:37 GMT

Recently I changed providers and wanted to use my
collection of email addresses at the new site.
However, the new provider's Pine (same version as at
old site) would not accept the old .addressbook from
the old provider.  Addresses were not properly placed
in the correct columnar format.  I transferred .address-
book to/from my PC with sz/rz.  Is it possible that
some control characters were affected?  Any suggestions?

Thanks, ET

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From: [email-masked] (Doug Johnson)
Date: 4 Jan 1996 11:43:39 GMT

Edgar Lynk ([email-masked]) wrote:
% Recently I changed providers and wanted to use my
% collection of email addresses at the new site.
% However, the new provider's Pine (same version as at
% old site) would not accept the old .addressbook from
% the old provider.  Addresses were not properly placed
% in the correct columnar format.  I transferred .address-
% book to/from my PC with sz/rz.  Is it possible that
% some control characters were affected?  Any suggestions?

% Thanks, ET

I think you can salvage what you have with some editing.  When I look at
my address book the fields are delimited by tabs between each.  I would
assume your transfer changed these in some way.  A fair guess would be
that your tabs were changed to white space.  If you have an editor
that will reveal hiden codes look and see how each field is delimited
now.  With this information you can decide what you need to do.

--
Doug
[email-masked]

	Any day I wake up
	without a tag on
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