[Bradford] Splitting users, Thunderbird configuration

[Mike]

Resolved.

Hmm. A lot of bother about nothing again. IMAP so messages are not 
automatically deleted on the server. Activating T'bird for the new user 
results in all the old messages being downloaded into its shiny new inbox.

Cheers,

Mike

On 04/07/14 11:39, Mike wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Current set up is a single user handling several disparate activities
> including several email accounts in a single T'bird instance.
>
> I want to set up a new user on the same box for one of those activities
> and move all the files pertaining to it (it's a business name) into its
> new home directory. Simple enough of itself. scp (or mv as root but scp
> allows checks to be made before any deletions) then chown usually does
> the trick when I can't be bothered to look up the options in scp to
> automate change of ownership.
>
> But that activity/new user has one of those aforementioned email
> accounts. So the question is, can that account be split off from the
> existing ~/.thunderbird/ and the folders/files dropped into the new
> ~/.thunderbird/ and if so how do I identify which folders/files?
>
> The idea is to carry over all the emails sent and received to now in the
> setting up of that business so there is a continuum, without having to
> switch users each time I need to refer back.
>
> TIA,
>
> Mike
>
>
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