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   Ray K to Leonidas Jones   
   Re: SeaMonkey installation problem   
   02 Apr 07 23:04:20   
   
   From: raykosXXX@optonline.net   
      
   Leonidas Jones wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
   > That's not what Dan recommended.  He said to post at   
   > mozilla.support.seamonkey, at the news.mozilla.org server.  If you click   
   >  on his link, it should set up the account for you, or you could do it   
   > manually.   
   >   
   > If you prefer web forums to newsgroups, the mozillazine forums can   
   > provide good help.   
   >   
   > Lee   
      
   Lee,   
      
   Clicking on Dan's link did not automatically set up the account. With   
   your explanation of what I have to do, I have set up the necessary   
   account manually. Thanks for the clarification. I'll post over there.   
      
   Ray   
      
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