From: peter.potamus.the.purple.hippo@gmail.com   
      
   Hugh Munro wrote:   
   > Sorry, my 76 yo mind must be failing.  NS 7.2 was what I meant.  And I   
   > did delete all the *.msf files under what I thought was the active   
   > Netscape for the userid in question.   
   >   
   > I did a "Finder" search as OSX wouldn't handle your search procedure.   
   > Finder came up with multiple Netscape Inbox files (and Draft, Sent,   
   > etc).  I have installed NS 7.2 several times on this machine and they   
   > seem all to have left traces of themselves (plus there are two other   
   > userids that are working fine), so I chose the likeliest (I had deleted   
   > [moved to another HD] all mail in the affected Inbox but not the 'Sent'   
   > file, so that's how I found it).  And I shut NS and Mac down before   
   > checking for results.   
   >   
   > What resulted was the appearance of mail up through July 28, but no   
   > later (and this is the only machine that Earthlink is instructed to DL   
   > the mail on the server. My other iMacs leave the mail on the server).   
   >   
   > Finally, after producing mail up through 7/28, I got that familiar error   
   > message (as on my first post).   
   >   
   > I suppose I could delete ALL *.msf files in any way connected to   
   > Netscape Inbox.  Unless you have a better idea, this is what I shall do.   
   >   
   > Again, much gratitude for you help.   
   >   
   > hugh munro   
      
   the *.msf files do not contain the messages.  Its the files   
   without the extensions which contain messages. Files such as   
   inbox, drafts, sent, and so forth.  *.msf files contain info   
   about which way things are sorted, whats been labelled,   
   tagged, flagged, and so forth. When you remove the .msf   
   files, then those things are moved.  .msf files are   
   contained in the Mail folders, AND in the News folders.   
      
   You can, if you want, delete all the .msf files if you want.   
     Do this with the program closed.  The file(s) will be   
   recreated when restarted.   
      
   A Tip: To find the location of your current profile: Click   
   on Edit, Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings, select the   
   account, and under Server Settings, near the bottom right,   
   is something called Local Directory.  Look at that and it   
   will tell you the location of that account, and it will tell   
   you the approximate location of your current profile.   
      
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