Did user historically have POP set up? If you still have access to the old laptop set up imap and move the emails back.
Sent from my iPhone > On 25 May 2016, at 07:13, voy...@sbt.net.au wrote: > > another OT: > > setting up new W10 laptop with TBird: > > user has three accounts, several hundred emails on old laptop BUT NO > LONGER on server > > two of the accounts are on my Dovecot server, one on ISP server > > what's best way to transfer local emails: > > transfer TBird files laptop to laptop ? or, is there some way to sync old > laptop to server, then retrieve on new laptop ? > > thanks, > > V >
