[quote user="cynist"]Thanks for the heads up.  From your experience with ClamAV would you suggest waiting for about 6 months after each new release before upgrading?[/quote]

Errr..what?! Surely not! Why would someone want to wait for 6 month after a new release of a virus scanner before installing it? Besides that version 0.94.2 which you appear to run was released merely 4 month ago and has nothing to do with the official ClamAV page. The ClamAV dev team has indeed stopped supporting the Win32 platform since version 0.92.1 but that means binary releases (and completely dropped support for Cygwin versions).

As for ClamWall there's unfortunately nothing I can do. Lukas is aware of the issue with 0.95 but didn't look into it yet. As it seems many applications which connect to ClamD's socket have problems since 0.95, such as ClamWall or ASSP (aka Perl's File::Scan::ClamAV module), but the changes to the stream protocol are all documented at the ClamAV page. Besides, as long as I get no feedback from the developer(s) of these applications I can't even tell what the problem is.

Best regards,

Nico

Issue resolved.  Thanks for the help.

AVG 8 by any chance?

[quote]All three say it sounds like an internal database error within the programme.[/quote]

That would be highly unlikely, even if the programme had an 'internal database'.  [:$]

Someone or something deleted your file.

The AV app dishing out vigilante justice on your data is a prime suspect. [:)]

Does the manual from David cover all this? If so, I'll seriously consider paying up.

Hi Aderoy,

 Thank you so much. Your suggestion worked like a charm. Renaming the .lck file removed the error message, and when I was removing the .cnm files I found one that was 12mb. Pegasus opened with no problems without this file, with it, it hung up. So, out with the 12mb file and I have all of my saved e-mails from March.

 Thanks again,

Jeff

> My computer seems to be dying and I need to get PM somewhere else with
> all settings, preferences, username/passwords, filters, emails and so
> on intact. Ideally, I can run it from an external HDD
> until the new computer shows up, then move it
> again to the new computer.
>
> It would be a real lifesave if someone could tell me exactly how to do
> this. Many thanks!
>
> Running PM 4.21c on Windows XP


1.  Use Help | About Pegasus Mail | Info and note all the
    directories.  This is the directory structure you want to
    backup.

2.  Use the Windows backup program to backup the entire
    structure. In the multiuser made this means you'll have to
    backup the top level structure to get all the user
    directories. You can simply ZIP these directories to a
    CDROM and restore on the other end as well.

3.  Restore this to the new computer.  


Note:

A.  If you are using a CDROM for backup make sure that the
    files did not get marked read only.  Use Explorer and check
    the file properties.

B.  If you changed drive letters then run pconfig.exe and
    change the drive letter of the home and new mail directory
    to match the new location. You also should check the
    Mailbox: line in the *.PND files and make sure it's blank.

After reinstalling Pegasus and having the problem reappear, I finally figured out what was wrong: I have a POP3 mail filter set to delete emails older than 1 day, this to allow me to download emails to my BlackBerry.

Apparently the emails I got were somehow older than 1 day and got deleted. So apparently that is not the correct way filter to use for my purpose.

I know create a combination POP3 filter that seems to work.

Condition 1: Rule Type Attributes > Is Marked as having been read set action as Logical AND
Condition 2: Rule Type AND Age > If older than 1 day Delete message on server

If anyone can confirm this is the right way, it would be great.

Thanks!

Agreed, highlighting messages can be tricky if you are altering the order as well - it's always best to double check the range before moving or deleting.

These are standard Windows controls in use here, but it does catch people out.

If you want to do a partial restore, you may have to manipulate separate messages through a new install.

Hey hey, running Peg as administrator seems to work like a charm.

yippeeee!!! it worked!! my Pegasus is back!! thank you so much!! [<:o)]

 die Welt ist wieder in Ordnung!!

Is this still hanging?  Try this:

1.  Locate your new mail folder (Help/About/Info) then close Pegasus Mail.

2.  Use Explorer to find the oversize message and move or delete it.

3.  Restart Pegasus Mail.

Is this all on the same computer?  I get this happening when I take my pen drive install to a new machine or if I change the setup on the server.  What IMAP server is it?  If it doesn't present the directory structure exactly the same  way each time then I could  understand this happening.

Yes, you have several options available to you here but the easiest might simply be to change the Pegasus shortcut so that it has

     "/I <your username>"

on the end (no quotes or brackets though e.g. /I Sharkfin). It will not change the mode Pegasus is in, but it will stop you having to "log in".

If you are having problems getting to sleep at night, here is some good reading on the subject.

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3798.txt    But don't blame me if you glaze over after the initial summary  .....[:S]

Martin

I have reinstalled the program only with the gmail account and in fact the program crashes only when I use the send/reply button with the gmail account. However, it works fine if I only send, or only receive, which means that the settings must be correct.

I have tried, as you say, also to "send before receive" but no luck.... 

I've been setting up a template today. I tried to set the maximum length of a single-line string variable to 3 characters but it seems that I can type longer than that and it all gets accepted, rather than only the first three characters. Nor does it stop me typing beyond three characters.

I've since tested with the other forms of string variables such as passwords and again the length limit seems to be ignored. Is this a bug or am I misunderstanding or misusing the length argument? I have written the template using the editor, not by hand.

> I would say to take a backup of the current C:\PMAIL folder, then

copy the HIERARCH.PM & PMAIL.INI from your previous backup.

> This should restore the folder structure & options to the state at the time of the backup.

> Any new folders added since then should show up in the root level of the mailbox.

There we go.  That's the solution I was looking for.

 > Without wanting to sound harsh, backing up your mission critical data a bit more frequently may be in order.

Yeah, yeah, we all know that. I've been developing software and operating production sites for more than 45 years.  It's just a repetitive phenomenon that I'm often shocked at how much time has slipped by since I intended to do something important.  It's easier at commercial production sites where operator procedures can be set up and run like clockwork.  Here in my home office it's the shoemaker's son thing.

Thank you.

You no longer need to 'order' the manual for Pegasus, for a year or so it has been available for free download at http://www.pmail.com/downloads_s3_t.htm There is also provision for donating to the project via PayPal (though I can't seem to find the relevant page at the moment?). Presumably you used the "Buy Manuals" button within Pegasus Mail? You should at least get an acknowledgement of the donation you made by doing that, but do please remember that David Harris is in New Zealand so there is a time difference. But you don't need to wait to get your manual.

Thanks guys for the feedback (and especially the tip concerning my log). I just changed my password, and it seems to work again with PM. I'll keep a close look on the further development though ;)

[quote user="BethM"]

I am a long-term Pegasus Mail user (10+years).  Prior to this point with any new PC/laptop/etc..to set it up all I've had to do is install the program and then copy over my mail folder and boom it works.  I've always been able to count on just having to move the mail folder to whichever machine I need to and everything is current.

 I'm now at a point that it's time to replace my desktop and/or my laptop.  My question is two-fold...

 First, other than the winhelp issue and the default mailto, are there any other issues people are having with installing to Vista (either 32 bit or 64 bit) and moving their current mail folder from WinXP to Vista?

 Secondly, any issues moving that same mail folder back and forth between a Vista machine and a WinXP machine?

 Can't teach an old dog new tricks and I don't want to have to switch mail clients.

 Thanks

[/quote]

No problems, and the two 'quirks' you mentioned have well documented solutions.

 As for moving the current Mail folder between Vista and XP, no problems.  I did this between Win2K and Vista for several months. Just make sure that you set Pmail up the same way on both systems (single vs multiple users).