Hi! All The roughhousing in posts likely prohibited anyone's jumping in to advise, sos we went ahead on our own & got lucky(hit & miss?) on saving sometime & work to get him up & working again.. On Apr 08, 2008, at 12:41 AM, x4u- request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote: > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 07:24:33 +0900 > From: Cornett > Subject: [X4U] Mail Account's settings? > To: X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com snip > Is there a way to get all of Mail's Accounts(POP/SMTP) settings > moved over from Panther easily & quickly?, without the need of > re-inputting for 20 some account's?, and if this's doable, can > I simply Drag&Copy across a FWTD mode connection?, and if'n so, > Where & What specific parts are needed snip The main needed was found to be at: User > Library > Preferances > com.apple.mail.plist & drug across FWTD mode, he also followed suit with the whole: User > Library > Mail folder , then logged out and back in, then Repaired Permissions for goodluck, and fired up Mail to find everything there & waiting except for having to input the specific Password twice in each of his 20+ odd Account's settings. HTHs someone/sometime in the future. Let's hope that there're no more of the all too bitter words on- List, especially from one of our Gurus. -Think Peace & Harmony. Respectful of GURUs Bill Cornett "Imagine"-J. Lennon /