On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 06:01:38PM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: > I run mozilla under both Linux and MS Win2000. I would like both > versions to use the same data (specifically, bookmarks, lists of sites > visited, passwords--I'm not using it for mail or news). > > Is this advisable, or am I likely to get burned by data or format > incompatibilities (maybe not now, but perhaps in the future) either > between Windows and Linux or between Mozilla versions (currently 0.9.9 > on linux, 1.0rc on Windows)?
I don't see any troubles with "data format" as such. I can't imagine why Mozilla would store its data differently under different operating systems. > > If it is not advisable, would any of the files (e.g., bookmarks.html) > be safe to copy around? > > Finally, if it is sensible to share, how do I do it? Set > ~/.mozilla/default to be symlink to the other directory? > (The other directory is writable from Linux). You can turn ~/.mozilla into a symlink to the vfat partition folder where Mozilla on Windows stores its settings. If you are using NTFS, this obviously won't work, but I am assuming you aren't since you say the directory is writeable from Linux. If you are using NTFS, create a small vfat partition. Then set it to mount as /yourhomedirection/.mozilla to make it work in Linux, and create a shortcut from this Windows drive to where Mozilla stores its settings to make it work in Windows. The only trouble I see is with your stored passwords, etc. I don't know if Mozilla ordinarily encrypts these files, and if it does, if both Windows and Linux versions of Mozilla use OS-specific encryption schemes. Lastly, always backup. -Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]