Just to throw my two cents worth in here...

 I found the

copying of the root \mail folder or individual mailbox folders to be a

tried and true method of moving configurations and mail between machines

or just locations on a hard drive.  At least until the release of

v4.61.  I don't blame v4.61 as I suspect an in place upgrade would have

worked fine but problems came up on two occasions when doing a clean

install of v4.61 then trying to use existing mailboxes.  The one thing

both problem installs had in common is that the existing Pegasus Mail

installation had been around for many years so had gone through many

upgrades, ISP changes, numerous identities, etc.  I assume that the long

history resulted in residual stuff left behind that v4.61 didn't like. 

In both instances I ended up deleting the existing pmail.ini and state.pmj files from

each mailbox folder then reconfiguring Pegasus Mail for each pmail

users.  I saved a copy of the files for backup purposes

and used the old pmail.ini file for reference during the reconfiguration.

 Let me make two things clear.  First, I am not advocating

not upgrading to v4.61.  It has been great since I worked out the kinks

(although keeping up with the HTML renderer updates has been a bit of a

challenge).  Second, I recommend the method of copying the

\mail folder from old to new.  It's not fail safe however so be aware of that, especially if you have a long history with Pegasus Mail

and the old to new includes upgrading to v4.61.  It's also easy enough to

undo which makes it worth a try.

One other note:  If you use a CD to transfer the \mail folder make sure the files are not flagged read only after copying them off of the CD.

I have been asked by clients how to install Peg on a new machine keeping their current mail folders and settings on the new machine....migrating.

The process is simple but new users may not be familiar - so here's the sytem I have used for some years.  I use the terms "Desktop" to refer to the machine currently used and up to date with e-mail. I use the term  "Laptop" to refer to the new target machine......it could be a desktop of course.

The two machines are ideally on the same network and both "C" drives are shared and accessible to both machines. It can also be accomplished by using a CD or memory stick to do the transfer. The same version of Pegasus must be used on both machines. Check the time and date of both machines are the same.

First...on the Laptop download a new version of Pegasus from the website and install it fully...check it is working correctly. Then shut it down and go the the "pmail" folder on the Laptop "C" drive used to install it, and rename the "Mail" folder  to "xmail".

Leave the window open and navigate over the network to the "Pmail"  folder on the "C" drive of the Desktop. Drag and drop a COPY of the "Mail" folder from the Desktop Pmail folder to the Laptop Pmail folder. You could copy the "Mail" folder to a CD and transfer it that way.

Close all windows and open Pegasus Mail on the Laptop......you should have a clone of your preference settings and mail history on the new Laptop.

Peter Wilkinson