thanks dave. another question for you then. If I just created the new account and there is nothing in the .mbx files, can i just copy/paste the .mbx files from the old users folder to the new users folder? (there's nothing in them at the time)
On Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:47 AM, Dave MacMillan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Transfer the existing messages in the old account to the new account in >the IMail Client on the server. > >http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-20010110-DM01.htm >IMail - How to move a user's mail to another mailbox > >Dave > > >In reply to 27 Aug message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > >>ok but on the same token, why leave it active? If I can get the >>existing info into the new account then the individual has only >>one account with their new account name. > >>I did try moving the .mbx files from one account to another and it >>seemed to work fine. Any issue with doing this? > >>On Tuesday, August 27, 2002 6:52 AM, Eric Shanbrom >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>Hmm, Why de-activate the old account? nothing new will go there but >you >>>still allow access. >>> >>>Eric S >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Bob McGregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:28 PM >>>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] reply to sender question. >>> >>> >>>Actually I do see a flaw. If I inactivate the existing account and >setup a >>>new one, then the person loses access to all mail on their >>>existing account. >>> >>>Just curious, can I create the new account, copy the contents of the >old >>>users account to the new account directory and would the maintain the >>>persons existing account? >>>____________________________________________________ >>>so rather than change the existing one, inactivate it, create a new >one and >>>then forward the message to the new account AND send a reply back to >the >>>sender? >>> >>>thanks Eric! I just tried it and much better. I was worried that it >would >>>leave the message in the original account as well but it does >>>not...cool! >>> >>>any downsides to this process? Does not appear to be... >>> >>>bob >>> >>>On Monday, August 26, 2002 2:37 PM, Eric Shanbrom >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>sure, Leave the Jane_doe account. Set the info manager on this box to >send >>>a >>>>message to the sender about the new address then forward it to the >new >>>>address. >>>> >>>>Eric S >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Bob McGregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: "IMailList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 4:05 PM >>>>Subject: [IMail Forum] reply to sender question. >>>> >>>> >>>>We have imail 7.12. I'm wondering if anyone has figured out a way to >inform >>>>a sender when someone's name(account) changes. >>>> >>>>Example: Jane Does email account is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jane changes >her >>>>name to Smith so we change her account to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we >setup >>>>an alias so existing folks who have her address as jane_doe get their >mail >>>>delivered to jane_smith. >>>> >>>>here's what I'd like to do: setup an inbound rule that if the to >address is >>>>jane_doe (old account) send a message back to the sender that jane's >>>account >>>>has changed and her new account is jane_smith.... >>>> >>>>anyone have an idea on doing this? I'd like to do this so we do not >have >>>to >>>>keep the alias for ever... >>>> >>>>thanks, bob >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>>List Archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>>List Archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>>> >>> >>> >>>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>List Archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>> >>> >>> >>>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>List Archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>> > > >>To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>List Archive: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
