Subject: Re: Transferring address books to new provider

From: Chester Paul S'groi <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 15:53:07 -0800

On 23 Mar 1996, Meyer Boswell Books Inc. wrote:

> I am transferring my Internet account from one service provider (Netcom) 
> to another (Best). Is there a way to save and transfer over my long and 
> carefully constructed address book at Netcom, so I don't have to start 
> all over at Best?

Well, one way that I have done just this on both UNIX and VMS-based 
operating systems was to use the FTP (File Transfer Protocal) to transfer 
the .addressbook file from the old account to one's new account.  If your 
new or old account does not allow direct Internet access, try downloading 
your .addressbook file from your old account to a floppy disk and uploading 
it to your new account.
 
> Also, I have begun a new address book at Best. Is there anyway to append 
> the Netcom address book to it, rather than subbing in the Netcom for the 
> Best? I would rather not lose the new one at Best if I don't have to.
> Joe Luttrell

This depends a lot upon the operating system of your new account.  If you 
were on a UNIX system, rename your new .addressbook file to something like 
.addressbook_new, transfer/upload your old .addressbook from your old 
account and cat the two files together as .addressbook 
Or, you could simply invoke the pico editor on addressbook_new, go to 
the very bottom of the file by pressing the ^ (Control) and V keys at the 
same time and when you are at the bottom, press ^R and append 
.addressbook to the end.  Then, press ^O and save the file as 
.addressbook 
Of course, please be very mindful when doing this so as not to wipe 
everything out.  Also, please note that there may be other ways of doing 
what you want depending upon your specifc OS (Operating System) and 
computer experience. :)

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From: [email-masked] (Meyer Boswell Books Inc.)
Date: 23 Mar 1996 08:40:58 -0800

Many thanks,

Joe Luttrell