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Accessing Mailboxes for mulitple users using Identities

Thank you very much.  That solves my problem and makes life a lot easier.

 

<p>Thank you very much.  That solves my problem and makes life a lot easier.</p><p> </p>

I know that the recent change did away with the switch user option.  Although I never had any problems with it, I do understand why it was changed if it was crashing more times than not.

I'm an very long time user of Pegasus email.  I have 6 users configured and mailboxes for each with multiple folders.  All user accounts belong to me, just different email addresses.  I have not set up any Identities yet and am still closing, reopening to switch user.

 My question is:  If I set up identities for each of my present user accounts, how do I access the mailboxes/folders that are already set up under the old way?  I really don't want to have to start from scratch with each user account as it would be a major undertaking and I would rather just stick to closing and reopening under different user if that is the only option.

As well, I don't want to be running multiple instances of Pmail either.

 Thanks in advance.

Peg. 4.5.1

<p>I know that the recent change did away with the switch user option.  Although I never had any problems with it, I do understand why it was changed if it was crashing more times than not.</p><p>I'm an very long time user of Pegasus email.  I have 6 users configured and mailboxes for each with multiple folders.  All user accounts belong to me, just different email addresses.  I have not set up any Identities yet and am still closing, reopening to switch user.</p><p> My question is:  If I set up identities for each of my present user accounts, how do I access the mailboxes/folders that are already set up under the old way?  I really don't want to have to start from scratch with each user account as it would be a major undertaking and I would rather just stick to closing and reopening under different user if that is the only option.</p><p>As well, I don't want to be running multiple instances of Pmail either.</p><p> Thanks in advance. </p><p>Peg. 4.5.1 </p>

[quote user="chaswp"]

I know that the recent change did away with the switch user option.  Although I never had any problems with it, I do understand why it was changed if it was crashing more times than not.

I'm an very long time user of Pegasus email.  I have 6 users configured and mailboxes for each with multiple folders.  All user accounts belong to me, just different email addresses.  I have not set up any Identities yet and am still closing, reopening to switch user.

 My question is:  If I set up identities for each of my present user accounts, how do I access the mailboxes/folders that are already set up under the old way?  I really don't want to have to start from scratch with each user account as it would be a major undertaking and I would rather just stick to closing and reopening under different user if that is the only option.

Use "Add mailbox to list" and then point at the directories containing the other mailboxes.  You then associate the identity you want to use with the mailbox to the folders in that mail box so all replies and forwards of the mail use the proper identity.   In the case of the separate addressbooks and dist. List you need to copy these into the main account as well.

As well, I don't want to be running multiple instances of Pmail either.

Not sure why, it works quite well for me. I've got 4 instances open an running with 7 added mailboxes and IMAP4 accounts as well.  ;-)

 Thanks in advance.

Peg. 4.5.1

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<blockquote>[quote user="chaswp"]<p>I know that the recent change did away with the switch user option.  Although I never had any problems with it, I do understand why it was changed if it was crashing more times than not.</p><p>I'm an very long time user of Pegasus email.  I have 6 users configured and mailboxes for each with multiple folders.  All user accounts belong to me, just different email addresses.  I have not set up any Identities yet and am still closing, reopening to switch user.</p><p> My question is:  If I set up identities for each of my present user accounts, how do I access the mailboxes/folders that are already set up under the old way?  I really don't want to have to start from scratch with each user account as it would be a major undertaking and I would rather just stick to closing and reopening under different user if that is the only option.</p></blockquote><p>Use "Add mailbox to list" and then point at the directories containing the other mailboxes.  You then associate the identity you want to use with the mailbox to the folders in that mail box so all replies and forwards of the mail use the proper identity.   In the case of the separate addressbooks and dist. List you need to copy these into the main account as well. </p><blockquote><p>As well, I don't want to be running multiple instances of Pmail either.</p></blockquote><p>Not sure why, it works quite well for me. I've got 4 instances open an running with 7 added mailboxes and IMAP4 accounts as well.  ;-) </p><blockquote><p> Thanks in advance. </p><p>Peg. 4.5.1 </p>[/quote]</blockquote>
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