Multiple OSes, 1 Mozilla profile?

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Author: Robert Wultsch
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Subject: Multiple OSes, 1 Mozilla profile?
I have been able to get mozilla to share saved emails, but not the
address et all. You should have the "saved emails" set to the same
directory...


Alan Dayley wrote:
> Yes, that is the concept but it is different in trying to implement.
>
> I already have a profile in
>
> C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\adayley
>
> created by Windows 98. I want this to be the profile and mail folder location that Windows 2000 and Linux use too.
>
> I just installed boot for Windows 2000 on the same box. Mozilla created a profile for me under Win2k in
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\aland\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\default
>
> I want to point the Windows 2000 Mozilla to the profile established under Windows 98. Just setting the "Local Directory" under "Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings" does NOT load the mail folders present in the Windows 98 created profile. AND the profile manager will not let me point to a already existing profile, only create new ones.
>
> So, back to my question... How do I get the Mozilla Mail under Windows 2000 to use the profile and mail folders already created under Windows 98, without wiping out it out?
>
> (I'll deal with Linux once this part of it all is handled.)
>
> (Carl, are you out there?)
>
> Alan
>
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Robert Wultsch <>
> Sent: 06/11/03 09:07 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: Multiple OSes, 1 Mozilla profile?
>
>
>>Under Mail/Newsgroup Account Settings go to local folders. Place your
>
> mail on a fat32 partition. Set all mozzila's to go to the same place....
>
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