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Title: need help migrating mail from 5.5 to 5.6
Post by: Kyle Bowerman on September 01, 2003, 08:13:45 AM

Hi group,

I have had 5.5 running for quit some time and my hard drive is failing.  I built a new box with 5.6 and I can't move my mail.

I tared up mail, Mail, and Maildir and untared them all on the new box.  I see the all the message but they have no subject and are from &nsbp.  I also use pine and I have a hodge podge of import mail from all over the place.    

Can anyone help.  My old hard drive is getting worse and worse every hour so I don't now how long I will still be able to get it off.


Thanks

Kyle Bowerman

Title: Re: need help migrating mail from 5.5 to 5.6
Post by: Graeme Fleming on September 01, 2003, 09:12:45 AM

Use ghost or similar to dup the HDD (ignore errors on) and then install 5.6 over the resultant copy - should retain everything.  When copying linux partitions check the settings carefully with the program your using for the correct options.