Re: Aargh! Anyone know how to repair Netscape Mail?

[Wandered Inn <esoteric@denali.atlnet.com>]

Brett Glass wrote:
> 
> At 01:04 PM 12/12/98 -0500, Wandered Inn wrote:
> 
> >First, I would remove the .*.summary files under your netscape mail
> >tree, then try and open email again.
> 
> No, no, NO. NEVER remove anything. Rename it. You may want it back.
> Especially since (as I recall) the Netscape summary file marks
> messages as read or unread.

Rename them if you wish, but I've talked to Netscape support about this
and although you indicate that it keeps track of what's read or unread,
that is not a big deal.  Since the Netscape folks said it would be okay
to remove them, I would think this would be acceptable.  As I recall,
you can rebuild them by selecting the 'compact all folders' option under
the 'file' menu.

> 
> >Once you've renamed your inbox, does Netscape email come up?  You can
> >read a Netscape mailbox with elm or other standard Unix mail reader,
> >it's the same format.  You might try using one of them to reduce the
> >size of the email box.
> 
> Yes, it's in the standard UNIX file format. However, like Eudora,
> it uses other files (such as the summary file) for indexing,
> so be careful about editing it. If the two get out of sync,
> things could get ugly.

Out of sync yeah, but that won't happen if you remove (rename) the
summary files. :)

> 
> --Brett

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