Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
> David E. Ross wrote:
>
>> On 10/9/2015 12:29 PM, Arnie Goetchius wrote:
>>> Will there be any impact if I change the existing account name to something
>>> else? Will folders and filters automatically follow to the new account name?
>>
>> I would first save a copy of your entire profile.
>>
>> If you mean the name of your SeaMonkey profile, go to [Tools > Switch
>> Profile]. Select the Manage Profiles button. Select the profile you
>> want to change and then select Rename Profile.
>>
>> If you mean the name of a mail-news account, open the Mail & Newsgroups
>> window. Select the account, right-click, and select Settings from the
>> pull-down context menu. On the main Settings pane, change Account Name.
>>
>> If you have trouble afterwards, restore your profile from the saved copy.
>
> I've changed account names many times with no consequences whatsoever. It
> doesn't change the folder name in the profile, which is set when the account
> is
> created, it just changes the display name for my convenience.
>
> Still, better safe than sorry; there's never any harm in backing anything up
> at
> any stage of a procedure.
>
Worked just fine. Thanks for your help
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