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   Ray K to All   
   Re: SeaMonkey installation problem   
   02 Apr 07 21:24:05   
   
   From: raykosXXX@optonline.net   
      
   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   
      
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