[Users] Troubles with claws-mail 3.8 upgrade :p:

[Thomas C. Hicks]

On Sun, 20 May 2012 04:43:22 -0400
Paul <claws at thewildbeast.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sun, 20 May 2012 09:22:41 +0800
> "Thomas C. Hicks" <paradox at pobox.com> wrote: 
> 
> > Any input, suggested reading, etc. is appreciated.  I am a long time
> > claws user and have loved it because of its stability.  Since it is
> > so stable I have not upgraded or had to change any settings in at
> > least 2 years!
> 
> It could be a permissions problem. Did you copy the old .claws-mail
> directory to your new installation?

Actually I am using the same .claws-mail directory for both
installations (my $HOME directory is on its own partition and so isn't
affected when I upgrade my OS).

> 
> In my opinion, you should always upgrade when a new version is
> released. This is self-evident though - it we didn't think that then
> we wouldn't have any reason to do new releases.

Good point.

thomas