Which file points to the location of the email folders that is supreme that causes this trashing an rewriting to happen.

1.  The utility pconfig.exe is used to modify the pmail.cfg file which holds the specification for the home and new mail directories.

2.  The file hierarch.pm holds the listing of the files and trays.  

3.  In an older setup where the user has been running since v2.x there are PMT files that are used to build the initial hierarch.pm.  The files should be removed.

The program basic structure is

c:\pmail[\programs]                                     the program files  

c:\pmail\mail                                               the file pmail.usr which holds the user data

c:\pmail\mail\username                                the users default home and new mail directories.

How about providing us with a copy of your pmail.ini file and the help | About Pegasus Mail | Info for analysis.

I have been using DOS PMail since who knows when 1987 at first with

A UUCP connection. Thus my directory structure was very non standard 

to suit UUCPM.

Every time I upgrade the process trashes

my ability to see the original folders created.  In the past more by

luck I have managed to hand craft them back again.

Knowing

that, I don't know what ever possessed me to do this again without a

current backup because this time after a day I still am utterly

confounded.

Each time I start up  I get a NEW set of folders and attempting to add any is just as futile.

 I

have trashed and replaced every file I thought  important but am

missing at least one ;-)  Or making a huge mistake somewhere.

I

even constructed what I think is the correct new install directory

structure and modified the PMAIL.CFG, PMAIL.USR. PMAIL.INI. STATE.PMJ,

HIERARCH.PM not all at once but keeping a copy each time for very good

reason.  PMAIL just trashes some of them and writes a new set of files

file for the PMAIL.INI and HIERACH.PM.  Obviously I have missed

something.

I know this is because the interrelationship

of files and exact syntax are not  understood well but I can't find any

reference to this problem anywhere. Worng key word probably but curse

me after helping if this is at all possible.

I am so desperate I am willing to switch to another program if I could import the email.

 What file holds the key and appears to be the defacto reference that

over-ride every other configuration?  I also need to know exactly where

any configuration file must be placed as due to many previous

attemtps....

What am I missing?  

 C:\PM32\MAIL\USER is my current path

the USER path is ..USER\MAIL+MBOX

Is

there any recovery tool that will check the configuration and at least

point to errors rather than being grossly unhelpful by trasing and

overwriting?

PMAIL just brings up a new install window or trashes

the files I have placed there ignoring completely what is an error.  In

both cases I am left without my mail folders which still exist.

 Which file points to the location of the email folders that is supreme that causes this trashing an rewriting to happen.

 Regards