[X4U] Mail on another Mac

[Nick Scalise]

Before you move mail over, fill out all that stuff first. 

Then copy the stuff over. 

---- nk <netkat at comcast.net> wrote: 
> I'd like to use another Mac to handle mail and web stuff while I use  
> my "main" computers for other things.
> 
> I copied over my Mail folder from Library, and com.apple.mail.plist  
> over into prefs, but when I launch Mail.app on the new computer,  
> rather than showing me my mail and mailboxes, etc, it presents me  
> with a box to fill out what's your mail, is it a POP  
> account,etc...the same box you get the first time you ever launch  
> mail and have no mailboxes established!
> 
> Is there some other component I'm missing?  The  two computers do  
> have different versions of the OS...the originating computer is  
> running Tiger, and the mac I want to begin using for mail is on Panther.
> 
> any help would be appreciated!
> 
> thanks!
> 
> nk
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Nick Scalise
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