How add existing folder to Pegasus

#1 12-04-2007, 10:26 AM

Somewhere in my history I copied the XYZ.PMM and XYZ.PMI files from my
work PC to a CD.
The Pegasus folder these files represented has long since been deleted
by me using the folder delete function of Pegasus.

How can I make this folder again accessable to Pegasus?.

I thought it might be as simple as copying thoses 2 files back to my
Pegasus folder, but that doesn't seem to do the trick.

I would appreciate some advice on this. Thanks much in advance.

#2 12-04-2007, 10:36 AM

Tom Louchbaum wrote on 04 dec 2007 in comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:

> Somewhere in my history I copied the XYZ.PMM and XYZ.PMI files from my
> work PC to a CD.
> The Pegasus folder these files represented has long since been deleted
> by me using the folder delete function of Pegasus.
>
> How can I make this folder again accessable to Pegasus?.
>
> I thought it might be as simple as copying thoses 2 files back to my
> Pegasus folder, but that doesn't seem to do the trick.

copy those two files to your present mail windows-folder
and then make them read/write.

or

do menu > folders > 'add mailbox to list...' to add the CD mail windows-
folder and copy the content of the old pm-folder on the CD to a new one in
your default mailbox.

> I would appreciate some advice on this. Thanks much in advance.

Please post only once.

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Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

#3 12-04-2007, 11:39 AM

On 04 Dec 2007 15:36:18 GMT, "Evertjan."
<exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> wrote:

>Tom Louchbaum wrote on 04 dec 2007 in comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:
>
>> Somewhere in my history I copied the XYZ.PMM and XYZ.PMI files from my
>> work PC to a CD.
>> The Pegasus folder these files represented has long since been deleted
>> by me using the folder delete function of Pegasus.
>>
>> How can I make this folder again accessable to Pegasus?.
>>
>> I thought it might be as simple as copying thoses 2 files back to my
>> Pegasus folder, but that doesn't seem to do the trick.
>
>copy those two files to your present mail windows-folder
>and then make them read/write.

Probably a bad idea. If the internal identifiers are the same as an
existing folder, Pegasus gets very confused.

>
>or
>
>do menu > folders > 'add mailbox to list...' to add the CD mail windows-
>folder and copy the content of the old pm-folder on the CD to a new one in
>your default mailbox.

I'm not sure this will work. I think Pegasus requires r/w access to
files and mailboxes. Preferable would be to create a scratch
directory on your HD. Copy the CD files to that directory, set the
protections on the files to r/w. In Pegasus add mailbox to list
specifiying the scratch directory. That shoudl get you safe access to
the mail.

>
>
>
>> I would appreciate some advice on this. Thanks much in advance.
>
>Please post only once.
--
Bob Doherty

#4 12-04-2007, 02:45 PM

Bob Doherty wrote on 04 dec 2007 in comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:

> On 04 Dec 2007 15:36:18 GMT, "Evertjan."
> <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> wrote:
>
>>Tom Louchbaum wrote on 04 dec 2007 in
>>comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:
>>
>>> Somewhere in my history I copied the XYZ.PMM and XYZ.PMI files from
>>> my work PC to a CD.
>>> The Pegasus folder these files represented has long since been
>>> deleted by me using the folder delete function of Pegasus.
>>>
>>> How can I make this folder again accessable to Pegasus?.
>>>
>>> I thought it might be as simple as copying thoses 2 files back to my
>>> Pegasus folder, but that doesn't seem to do the trick.
>>
>>copy those two files to your present mail windows-folder
>>and then make them read/write.
>
> Probably a bad idea. If the internal identifiers are the same as an
> existing folder, Pegasus gets very confused.

Probably not.

1 Trust David Harris to come up with a random sequencer that does not
repeat it self that easily.

2 It depends on the folder name, XYZ.PMM and XYZ.PMI, so that windows
explorer will complain when overwriting an existing file.

>>or
>>
>>do menu > folders > 'add mailbox to list...' to add the CD mail
>>windows- folder and copy the content of the old pm-folder on the CD to
>>a new one in your default mailbox.
>
> I'm not sure this will work. I think Pegasus requires r/w access to
> files and mailboxes. Preferable would be to create a scratch
> directory on your HD.

Well, if it does not work, the OP will find out easily enough.

Ample time to create your good advice for a scratch directory when
needed.

> Copy the CD files to that directory, set the
> protections on the files to r/w. In Pegasus add mailbox to list
> specifiying the scratch directory. That shoudl get you safe access to
> the mail.

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

#5 12-04-2007, 04:01 PM

"Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> wrote in
news:Xns99FCD31F254F3eejj99@194.109.133.242:

> Bob Doherty wrote on 04 dec 2007 in comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:
>
>> On 04 Dec 2007 15:36:18 GMT, "Evertjan."
>> <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Tom Louchbaum wrote on 04 dec 2007 in
>>>comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:
>>>
>>>> Somewhere in my history I copied the XYZ.PMM and XYZ.PMI files from
>>>> my work PC to a CD.
>>>> The Pegasus folder these files represented has long since been
>>>> deleted by me using the folder delete function of Pegasus.
>>>>
>>>> How can I make this folder again accessable to Pegasus?.
>>>>
>>>> I thought it might be as simple as copying thoses 2 files back to my
>>>> Pegasus folder, but that doesn't seem to do the trick.
>>>
>>>copy those two files to your present mail windows-folder
>>>and then make them read/write.
>>
>> Probably a bad idea. If the internal identifiers are the same as an
>> existing folder, Pegasus gets very confused.
>
> Probably not.
>
> 1 Trust David Harris to come up with a random sequencer that does not
> repeat it self that easily.
>
> 2 It depends on the folder name, XYZ.PMM and XYZ.PMI, so that windows
> explorer will complain when overwriting an existing file.

If the .PMM and .PMI files have been renamed in Windows Explorer, then it
is quite possible to have the identical internal identifiers if they are
then recopied back into the Pegasus Mail setup that they originated from.
Pegasus Mail will become confused as it uses these unique internal
identifiers for filters, attached Identities, etc. The result can be mail
folders that don't appear or become corrupt.

>
>>>or
>>>
>>>do menu > folders > 'add mailbox to list...' to add the CD mail
>>>windows- folder and copy the content of the old pm-folder on the CD to
>>>a new one in your default mailbox.
>>
>> I'm not sure this will work. I think Pegasus requires r/w access to
>> files and mailboxes. Preferable would be to create a scratch
>> directory on your HD.
>
> Well, if it does not work, the OP will find out easily enough.
>
> Ample time to create your good advice for a scratch directory when
> needed.
>
>> Copy the CD files to that directory, set the
>> protections on the files to r/w. In Pegasus add mailbox to list
>> specifiying the scratch directory. That shoudl get you safe access to
>> the mail.
>
>
>

--
John Gray

If you don't have a reason, at least have an excuse.

#6 12-04-2007, 05:06 PM

John Gray wrote on 04 dec 2007 in comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:

>> 2 It depends on the folder name, XYZ.PMM and XYZ.PMI, so that windows
>> explorer will complain when overwriting an existing file.
>
> If the .PMM and .PMI files have been renamed in Windows Explorer, then
> it is quite possible to have the identical internal identifiers if
> they are then recopied back into the Pegasus Mail setup that they
> originated from. Pegasus Mail will become confused as it uses these
> unique internal identifiers for filters, attached Identities, etc.
> The result can be mail folders that don't appear or become corrupt.

Why would those "internal identifiers" exist in pm?
I doubt that.
Only during a pm session perhaps.
And you woule only copy them with pm down, surely?

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

#7 12-05-2007, 08:35 AM

"Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> wrote in
news:Xns99FCEB0D9560Deejj99@194.109.133.242:

> John Gray wrote on 04 dec 2007 in comp.mail.pegasus-mail.ms-windows:
>
>>> 2 It depends on the folder name, XYZ.PMM and XYZ.PMI, so that windows
>>> explorer will complain when overwriting an existing file.
>>
>> If the .PMM and .PMI files have been renamed in Windows Explorer, then
>> it is quite possible to have the identical internal identifiers if
>> they are then recopied back into the Pegasus Mail setup that they
>> originated from. Pegasus Mail will become confused as it uses these
>> unique internal identifiers for filters, attached Identities, etc.
>> The result can be mail folders that don't appear or become corrupt.
>
> Why would those "internal identifiers" exist in pm?
> I doubt that.
> Only during a pm session perhaps.
> And you woule only copy them with pm down, surely?

Well, because they do.<G> Right click on any mail folder within Pegasus
Mail and you will see the Unique ID: It is used by Pegasus Mail for it's
housekeeping, rules and other things. Regardless of renaming the folder
within Pegasus Mail or renaming the files associated with it with Pegasus
Mail closed, this Unique ID remains.

--
John Gray

If you don't have a reason, at least have an excuse.

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