12931 - [feature] if we used IMAP in 4.x, copy "Local Mail" to the right place.

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(MailNews Core :: Profile Migration, defect, P3)

Description

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

If the 4.x used IMAP, they still had "Local Mail".

The root was pointed to by the "mail.directory" pref

when we migrate, we need to copy all the contents of that directory to

"<profile dir>/Mail/Local Mail"

I've checked in the code to handle the pref migration.

this is only if the user was using IMAP in 4.x.

If they were using POP....see bug #12718

Comment 1

[dbragg]

Marking for M11

Comment 2

[dbragg]

Fixed.  Local Mail directory now created below the "mail" dir.

Comment 3

[Grace Bush]

On WinNT, the contents of the Mail\LocalMail folder are not being copied -so on
Seamonkey you cannot see any LocalMail messages. The directory path
~\Users50\profiledir\Mail\LocalMail does exist - but empty.

On Win98,95 directory is created and  messages are copied but show with ??? in
seamonkey

Comment 4

[pmock]

Clearing resolution

Comment 5

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

In 4.x, there shouldn't be a Users\profiledir\Mail\LocalMail directory.
It should just be Users\profiledir\Mail

it should be copying it to
Users50\profiledir\Mail\Local Mail

(note the space)

I may have broken this on NT, so I'll take a look.

(Note:  I believe its working correctly on Linux.)

Comment 6

[Grace Bush]

that's right, the 4.x path is as you describe and 5.0 path is correct as well,
but the localmail directory is empty on NT only....strange.

Comment 7

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

marking fixed.  this is working for me on linux and windows.

something to note:  as of 9-15, if you used imap in 4.x, when your "Local Mail"
gets copied over, it does NOT get put into <Mail>/Local Mail
now, it gets put into <Mail>/server[x]

where [x] is an integer.

if you want to know which server[x] directory maps to which server, look in your
prefs.

Comment 8

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

note: when testing -installer over and over, make sure to:

remove your mozilla registry AND remove the Users50 directory

you will strange results if you migrate on top of a previous migration.

Comment 9

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

or, on unix, remove ~/.mozilla or move ~/.mozilla to the side.

Comment 10

[Grace Bush]

verified on builds 1999091608 on Linux and WinNT