[X4U] MS Mail short question

[Bob Aldridge]

Wayne, thanks a bunch, I'll give it a try. --Bob

On 3/12/11 7:23 AM, "Wayne Clodfelter" <wayneclodfelter at mindspring.com>
wrote:

>Bob,
>
>I'm running OS 10.5.8 on a PPC but expect your system to be similar.
>Look in you home folder's Library folder for the Mail folder. Your
>messages will be in the various mailboxes you have set up.
>Additional messages will be in folders named "Deleted Messages"
>"Drafts" "INBOX" and "Sent Messages" within a folder for each account.
>You can move or copy your messages from any of these mailboxes to
>anywhere you like, make your account changes, and then move them back.
>
>To be sure this works, you can create a new account. Create a few
>sample messages. Then try moving, deleting account, and restoring to a
>new/different account.
>
>I have not done this in several years, but it worked the last time I
>tried it.
>
>On Mar 12, 2011, at 7:16 AM, Bob Aldridge wrote:
>
>> I've been a MS Entourage and now Outlook user for a long time, but I'm
>> considering switching over to Apple Mail.
>>
>> I tried to switch in the past, but one of the things that held me
>> back was
>> when I deleted an account in Mail, all the mail associated with that
>> account dis-appeared also.
>>
>> Is there a way to prevent this?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> --Bob Aldridge
>>
>> On 2/28/11 9:42 PM, "Randy B. Singer" <randy at macattorney.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 28, 2011, at 9:03 AM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>>>
>>>> If Eudora won't run on 10.7, then I can't run 10.7 until there is
>>>> an acceptable replacement.
>>>
>>> From my experience with Eudora users, there will never be a
>>> replacement that is entirely acceptable.  Eudora users will just have
>>> to make do with an alternative that if functional and which can do
>>> the things that are absolutely necessary.
>>>
>>> Top replacements for consideration:
>>>
>>> MailForge $20
>>> http://www.infinitydatasystems.com/mailforge/index.html
>>>
>>> Eudora OSE (FREE)
>>> https://wiki.mozilla.org/Eudora_OSE
>>>
>>> Outlook (part of Microsoft Office)
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/mac/outlook
>>>
>>> Apple's Mail with the addition of add-ons to increase its
>>> functionality.
>>> See:
>>> Mail Add-Ons
>>> http://www.hawkwings.net/plugins.htm
>>>
>>> I have a list of about 30 different e-mail applications for OS X, if
>>> you would like it.
>>>
>>> ___________________________________________
>>> Randy B. Singer
>>> Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
>>>
>>> Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
>>> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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>Wayne Clodfelter
>wayneclodfelter at mindspring.com
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