From: moz.champion@sympatico.ca   
      
   Ray K wrote:   
   > Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:   
   >> Ray K wrote:   
   >>> Moz Champion (Dan) wrote:   
   >>>> Ray K wrote:   
   >>>>> I've been using SM for about six weeks with no problems. Today,   
   >>>>> when I clicked on the quick launch icon, without my permission SM   
   >>>>> downloaded a copy of itself into my computer, v1.1.1. (I don't know   
   >>>>> if this version is different from the previous one of Feb 12.)   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> As as result, I had to do a new reinstall, including entering all   
   >>>>> my preferences (default home page, names of news and mail servers,   
   >>>>> my personal data, etc.). All my bookmarks remained available, but   
   >>>>> my saved mail (contents of inbox, sent, drafts, unsent, etc.) is   
   >>>>> lost; that is, these folders now are empty.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The new installation reused the old .slt folder. The Mail subfolder   
   >>>>> of .slt contains two subfolders - mail.optonline.net and   
   >>>>> mail.optonline-1.net. Apparently during reinstallation, SM didn't   
   >>>>> reuse the mail.optonline.net folder but created a new one and added   
   >>>>> the -1 at the end.  With the browser and the mail program closed, I   
   >>>>> copied the contents of mail.optonline.net to mail.optonline-1.net,   
   >>>>> hoping that the new installation would now contain my old mail. It   
   >>>>> doesn't. I looked in the pref.js and pref-1.js files for a clue,   
   >>>>> but couldn't find anything obvious. I appreciate any help you can   
   >>>>> give.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The next problem is transferring the list of subscribed newsgroups   
   >>>>> to the new installation. I've copied everything in   
   >>>>> news.optonline.net to news.optonline-1.net, but when I launch the   
   >>>>> newsgroups, I don't any of the subscribed ones. Thanks also for   
   >>>>> your help here.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Ray   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> What is SeaMonkey set to in;   
   >>>> [Tools-->Options]*-->Advanced-->Software Installation   
   >>>>      the settings there enable/disable updates   
   >>>>   
   >>>> When you perform an update you shouldnt have to day ANY of those   
   >>>> items (home page/news servers etc) as those are kept in a different   
   >>>> area from the program in the first place.   
   >>>>   
   >>> Dan,   
   >>>   
   >>> Under Preferences/Advanced/Software Installation, there was a tick   
   >>> mark in Check for Updates, weekly, box. I'm not sure that the box was   
   >>> checked in the original installation. Anyway, instead of merely   
   >>> alerting me that a newer version was available, Mozilla installed it,   
   >>> much to my dismay. Now I'm still stuck with the problem of the   
   >>> missing mail.   
   >>>   
   >>> Ray   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> My installation has never installed an update without informing me   
   >> (and allowing my choice) first. Are you sure you simply didnt   
   >> recognize the warning and clicked yes? Regardless, that issue is past   
   >> anyway, what we have to do now is get your email back.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> a post to   
   >> news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.support.seamonkey   
   >> should get you on the right track   
   >   
   > Thanks, Dan. I've already tried netscape.public.mozilla.seamonkey, but   
   > that was just two hours ago, so there's still no replies. I'm heading   
   > over to your recommendation, which is at   
   > http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=40, now.   
   >   
   > Ray   
      
      
   Excuse me Ray, but who said netscape.public.mozilla.seamonkey?  I didnt,   
   that group is moribund and is not used anymore.   
      
   But I guess you don't want to bother to read what I write anyway.   
      
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