Re: [LI] Corrupt filter rules in netscape

["L.V.Gandhi" <lvgandhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mine is Netscape comm 4.61. All on sudden after a day mail rule
(corrupted one started working with additional rules copy of ones
existing) stared working. I deleted excesses. now ok. Only wondering how
it happened before and now?
Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote:
> 
> "L.V.Gandhi" proclaimed:
> > Filter rules got currupted in netscape. But in .netscape dir filter
> > rules file is intact with rw permission for owner. Still filter was not
> > used. I tried to change the filer rule.
> 
> > How to get back filter effctive once again. Version of netscape 6.1.
> > RH 6.0 of CHIP in PII with 64 MB RAM.
> 
> Netscape 6.1?  I guess the Mozilla project is succeeding beyond its wildest
> dreams. ;-)
> 
> The location of the filters moved between 4.0X and 4.X if I remember
> correctly.  Do you use a IMAP server in messenger?  Try looking into
> ~ns_imap/mail_server_name/mailrule if you are using IMAP.  Also look at
> ~/.netscape/mailrule
> 
> Best way to debug this would be to move your mailrule out of the way and
> start by creating a new one.  If the new mailrule works then slowly start
> importing rules from your old mailrule file to your new mailrule file.

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