another OT: setting up new W10 laptop with TBird: user has three accounts, several hundred emails on old laptop BUT NO LONGER on server two of the accounts are on my Dovecot server, one on ISP server what's best way to transfer local emails: transfer TBird files laptop to laptop ? or, is there some way to sync old laptop to server, then retrieve on new laptop ? thanks, V
Did user historically have POP set up? If you still have access to the old laptop set up imap and move the emails back. Sent from my iPhone> On 25 May 2016, at 07:13, voytek at sbt.net.au wrote: > > another OT: > > setting up new W10 laptop with TBird: > > user has three accounts, several hundred emails on old laptop BUT NO > LONGER on server > > two of the accounts are on my Dovecot server, one on ISP server > > what's best way to transfer local emails: > > transfer TBird files laptop to laptop ? or, is there some way to sync old > laptop to server, then retrieve on new laptop ? > > thanks, > > V >
On Wed, May 25, 2016 4:31 pm, Philip McGaw wrote:> Did user historically have POP set up?Philip, thanks no, not for a long time, IMAP/143/StartTLS on old laptop> If you still have access to the old laptop set up imap and move the > emails back.yes, I have old laptop here. sorry, not sure how to, is that inside TBird, or how ? (not very familiar with TBird...)>> another OT: >> >> setting up new W10 laptop with TBird: >> >> user has three accounts, several hundred emails on old laptop BUT NO >> LONGER on server >> >> >> two of the accounts are on my Dovecot server, one on ISP server >> >> what's best way to transfer local emails: >> >> transfer TBird files laptop to laptop ? or, is there some way to sync >> old laptop to server, then retrieve on new laptop ? >> >> thanks, >> >> V >> >> >