"Jamin W. Collins" wrote: > > On Sun, 26 May 2002 17:54:01 -0500 > "Michael D. Schleif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Jamin W. Collins wrote: > > > > AFAIK, the file format for the Win32 and *nix versions of Netscape > > > > are compatible. So you should be able to move the file over to the > > > > woody box(many options to choose from here) and use either Netscape > > > > 4.x or Mozilla to read them. > > > > Care to elaborate? > > Well, it really depends on what configuration you have there. You could > network the two machines and then FTP the files across, use SAMBA to move > them, etc. Or, you could pull the drive from the NT machine and > temporarily put it in the Debian system and move the files. There are > many, many, many ways to skin this cat. > > > I can copy/move these Email files quite readily; but, how to read them > > with else? > > > > Of course, even if it is that simple, I am still left with the decision > > regarding what program[s] is/are the best long term solution for > > managing a large mass of Emails. > > This is an age old question in the Linux world from what I've found. A > mail client tends to be a very personal thing. Ask 50 Linux users which > mail client they like and why and you'll probably get about 20+ different > answers. Perhaps if you can elaborate on what your mail client > requirements are, maybe some suggestions can be made.
Perhaps, if Email can be kept in a real database, then the client issues become more a matter of taste, as you posit. Right now, I'd like to have my next move satisfy me for a couple more years, at least. Basically, I'm a cli guy; but, x has gotten a lot prettier, &c. Are there Email clients with database hooks? mysql? postgres? What do you think? -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]