[Users] Running Two Instances of CM Simultaneously

Dustin dustbiz at gmail.com
Sat Sep 17 12:39:18 CEST 2016


> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:56:24 +0100 From: Paul 
> <claws at thewildbeast.co.uk> Subject: Re: [Users] Running Two Instances 
> of CM Simultaneously On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 21:40:37 +0600 Dustin 
> <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is it possible to have two instances of Claws Mail (CM) running at
>> the same time? From the bit of research I've done so far it seems
>> like it might be possible and I'm hoping to test it when I get a
>> chance, but I thought I'd post here to double-check whether it's
>> worth pursuing.
> It's a pity that your research didn't include trying it
:) Yes... perhaps I've been a bit heavy on the theory and light on the 
practice. :)
>
> This is possible if you start at least one of them thus:
>
> claws-mail --alternate-config-dir /my/other/config
Thanks, that confirms what I've been thinking, and that I can proceed 
forward w/o fear of my computer blowing up or all of my emails being 
converted into Greek... ;)



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