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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: Tim Altman
Date: Jun 24, 2008 09:14

On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:39:49 +0200, "P.J. Berg"
wrote:
>Hi.
>
>In my current mail directory there is quite a bit I doubth should be there
> from a previous upgrade attempt from 9.27 to 9.50.
>
>I want to keep all my e-mail, other settings are not vital.
>In the current mail directory(repeating myself) there are two mailbase
>files, named: Mailbase.dat and omailbase.dat
>
>It is easy to see which is the larger, so the question is: Do I need to
>keep both?

mailbase.dat is from 9.2x. omailbase.dat is from 9.5.
>Is there any other files I need to keep to be able to restore my e-mail?
>
>And why is there no export function for e-mail in Opera?

There is: right-click on a view, then Export.

Have you tried using the Opera 7/8/9 importer?
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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: P.J. Berg
Date: Jun 24, 2008 18:35

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:14:39 +0200, Tim Altman
wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:39:49 +0200, "P.J. Berg"
> wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> In my current mail directory there is quite a bit I doubth should be
>> there
>> from a previous upgrade...
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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: Tim Altman
Date: Jun 27, 2008 11:52

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:35:55 +0200, "P.J. Berg"
wrote:
>On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:14:39 +0200, Tim Altman
>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:39:49 +0200, "P.J. Berg"
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> In my current...
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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: P.J. Berg
Date: Jun 27, 2008 14:13

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:52:37 +0200, Tim Altman
wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:35:55 +0200, "P.J. Berg"
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:14:39 +0200, Tim Altman
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20...
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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: P.J.Berg
Date: Jun 27, 2008 22:10

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:52:37 +0200, Tim Altman
wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:35:55 +0200, "P.J. Berg"
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:14:39 +0200, Tim Altman
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20...
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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: Tim Altman
Date: Jun 30, 2008 13:33

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:10:13 +0200, "P.J.Berg"
wrote:
>I managed to import the mail headers by pointing the importer to
>accounts.ini, but no bodies..(from backup of old Mail directory).
>I set up the newsgroups manually, and still no threaded view, and any
>period other than Forever hides all messages.
>
>I deleted all opera entries and made a perfectly clean install, the tried
>the import function without creating any accounts, made a real mess of
>mail and news posts mixed.
>
>Then did it all over again with manually created accounts then various
>imports, still no mail bodies.
>I think I have reached the end of my patience.
>
>Opera is a nice and quick web browser, the mail and news clients needs
>serious work... Back to Thunderbird for me, sigh.
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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: P.J. Berg
Date: Jun 30, 2008 18:09

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:33:24 +0200, Tim Altman
wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:10:13 +0200, "P.J.Berg"
> wrote:
>
>> I managed to import the mail headers by pointing the importer to
>> accounts.ini, but no bodies..(from backup of...
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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: P.J. Berg
Date: Jun 30, 2008 18:24

On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:09:01 +0200, P.J. Berg
wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:33:24 +0200, Tim Altman
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:10:13 +0200, "P.J.Berg"
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I managed to import...
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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: Tim Altman
Date: Jul 1, 2008 07:03

On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:09:01 +0200, "P.J. Berg"
wrote:
>On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:33:24 +0200, Tim Altman
>wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:10:13 +0200, "P.J.Berg"
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I managed to import the...
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Re: Which mail file to keep before a completely fresh install?         


Author: P.J. Berg
Date: Jul 1, 2008 07:20

On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:03:46 +0200, Tim Altman
wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:09:01 +0200, "P.J. Berg"
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:33:24 +0200, Tim Altman
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07...
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