[nfbcs] [spam] Re: Best way to restore?

Tue Nov 25 19:25:03 UTC 2014

Sorry, I should have written Thunderbird.

I started using it some days ago, so I don't feel confident to answer to 
all your questions, but I would advise you to try it; it's free and 
downloading and installing it is very easy. I will try to answer below, 
but please consider that I might be wrong.

1. flag messages so they can be searched out later in a large dbx file
It doesn't use DBX files, but you can set flags, I think, although I have never used them.

2. number the messages so you can jump directly to a message rather than
search or step through a long list
I don't know, but you'd better use the search function: Numbering could change because of incoming messages from multiple accounts.
3. a good and thorough search form that lets you search all the fields --
i.e., OE lets you search for something on the To line but not the CC line,
and so misses many matches.)

Well, I have just tried the search function yesterday and I know that 
you can search by title, body of message, the To line, the CC line, the 
To and CC lines, message status, etc.

Outlook Express is very old; Thunderbird is much better than the old 
Outlook. You'll have a learning curve, though.
The problem I had until some days ago was that I had to navigate through 
the Title line, the To line, etc to get to the body of the message, but 
later I discovered that I can jump to the body of the message just by 
pressing Enter: it opens the message in another window.  When finished, 
just press ESC. I'm using it with NVDA.

By the way, Firefox is very good, too, particularly if you have many 
links in your bookmark and want to assort them in different folders: 
Moving some link from one folder to another or changing its order in the 
list is very easy, using the applications key.

HTH

On 2014/11/25 18:23, qubit wrote:
> Is firebird an incarnation of thunderbird?
> I'm still getting my email on an old XP using outlook express, which has
> many limitations but it's what I'm used to, and all my database of saved
> mail is in those blasted dbx files.
> Question: Does firebird support the following?:
> 1. flag messages so they can be searched out later in a large dbx file
> 2. number the messages so you can jump directly to a message rather than
> search or step through a long list
> 3. a good and thorough search form that lets you search all the fields --
> i.e., OE lets you search for something on the To line but not the CC line,
> and so misses many matches.)
>
> I've been waiting for years to move my email from my old XP to my windows7,
> which is also old, but have been delaying because of the hassle of moving my
> email and choosing the next mailer.  I didn't want to use Outlook because of
> complaints from some blind users, and I have been considering thunderbird
> (or whatever it's called nowadays).
> Any advice welcome.
> I can't use this old machine forever.
> (Now, now, good machine -- don't crash...:)
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George via nfbcs" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 1:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] [spam] Re: Best way to restore?
>
>
> If you are having problems exporting and importing data from and to
> Outlook, change to Mozilla Firebird. I had a terrible time trying to
> take my messages from my old computer to my new one with Outlook! I even
> tried by using a third computer, but the only thing I did was to lose my
> time.
>    But, when I decided to try Firebird, everything went well and almost
> automatically.  Well, I don't know if it would work from a .pst file.
>
> Outlook is wonderful, but I don't want to use it again if I have to
> worry about exporting/importing my data. It's so easy with Firebird!
> On 2014/11/20 8:43, Curtis Chong via nfbcs wrote:
>> Jim:
>>
>> If you have already created a .pst file and established the account on
>> your
>> new machine, simply import your old PST file and indicate you want things
>> stored in folders of the same name. This should get you what you need. I
>> have done these Outlook exports quite a few times in my life<smile>.
>>
>> Cordially,
>>
>> Curtis Chong
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Portillo
>> via
>> nfbcs
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 1:55 AM
>> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Best way to restore?
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> Let me see if I can phrase my questions in the clearest way possible so I
>> can get the best and most specific answers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Basically, I had to completely have Windows reinstalled on what I call my
>> main laptop.  It's been my most stable and best one since 2010 or 2011.
>> It
>> runs Windows 7 and Office 2010.  Having had that reinstalled meant that I
>> also had to reinstall MS Office.
>>
>> Everything is operational now and running better than ever.  Now comes the
>> tricky part, and this deals with MS Outlook and email.
>>
>>
>>
>> Before wiping my computer, I made a PST file containing the email messages
>> and the various folders I had created with Outlook.  I've done this before
>> and have had no issues.
>>
>> Since I knew I wouldn't have my computer for a few weeks during the time
>> my
>> computer was to be worked on, I've left the important emails I need to
>> keep
>> or archive on the q.com server so that when I'm ready, I can download
>> those
>> messages to my computer.  You've probably read that this particular
>> account
>> I'm working with is not Gmail; rather, it's a pop account that I use for
>> friends and family.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, my questions are these.  First, when I reinstall my account details in
>> Outlook, I know that the mail will automatically download from the server.
>> When I import my PST file from my hard drive, will all of the mail end up
>> organizing itself?  In other words, will everything (old and new mail)
>> appear together?  Is there anything I need to know or beware of when doing
>> this?  Any help or advice would be appreciated.  Oh, I also have a PST
>> file
>> with my contacts, and I assume those can just be imported as well.
>>
>> Basically, I'm trying to be careful, as I don't want to lose the mail I
>> have
>> or need to archive.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
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