Thunderbird e-mail problem

[Xandros Pilosa]

GaryT pravi:
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> Prior to reformatting the disk and reinstalling Ubuntu, the backup was a
> straight copy to a USB mass storage device.
> 
> Like the backup, the "restore" was a straight copy into the
> .mozilla-thunderbird MAIL folder.

So, if I undersand correctly, you made backup just of 
~/.mozilla-thunderbird/xxxold.default/Mail directory, not the entire 
~/mozilla-thunderbird or xxxold.default (this is meant to represent your 
old profile dir.).
Did you create your mail accounts from scratch, when you reinstalled 
Ubuntu and/or tb?

If so:

*first of all, Mail dir. has to be in your 
~/mozilla-thunderbird/xxxnew.default (new profile folder) not in 
~/mozilla-thunderbird in order to tb see your mbox files by default.

*You can actualy point tb to any other location of your Mail dir. by 
manualy editing prefs.js in jour profile folder or tb menu>Edit>Account 
settings>Local folders.

*You can use some suggestions from: 
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Importing_folders

> Previously T-Bird saw the files and adopted them - not this version.
> This version is quite different - new features - new menu items etc.
> and I'm suspecting, new mail file structures.
> GT

Not here (tb ver. 2.0.0.23), no new futures (I wish they were), no new 
mail structure. In fact I am using same mbox files from Dapper days.

Regards