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Re: Message Filter List Import

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jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>      If I install Thunderbird on another PC, can I Import the Message Filter
> list from an Exported profile Zip file I created on my other PC?
> 
>     Thank you in advance, John

Coincidence: I just went through this issue this morning, because I
created a new newsfeed account (Solani) as a backup for when
Eternal-September servers fail. So if you're talking about filters for
Usenet newsgroups, I can tell you that they are stored here:

"C:\Users\(Windows user account
name)\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\(Thunderbird profile
name)\News\(usenet account server name)"

Contrary to popular belief, filter rules are NOT stored in the
msgFilterRules.dat file. Instead, they are stored in the .dat files for
each newsgroup that you're subscribed to in that newsfeed. For example,
the filter rules for this newsgroup are in:

"C:\Users\(Windows user account
name)\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\(Thunderbird profile
name)\News\(usenet account server name)\alt.comp.software.thunderbird.dat"

If you don't believe me, close TB and open that file in a text editor.


What I did this morning was to copy those .dat files (four of them, one
for each newsgroup that I'm subscribed to) from my
news.eternal-september.org folder to my news.solani.org. Then I
restarted TB and *VOILA* there were the rules in my Solani account. I
even tried the filters and yes, they worked.

I see no reason why this technique shouldn't work for you as long as you
copy the correct files.


-- 
John C. I filter crossposts, various trolls & dizum.com. Doing this
makes this newsgroup easier to read & more on-topic. Take back the tech
companies from India & industry from China.

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  Re: Message Filter List Import Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-28 16:49 +0100
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  Re: Message Filter List Import "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-07-01 06:41 -0700
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      Re: Message Filter List Import "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-07-02 04:20 -0700
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      Re: Message Filter List Import "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-07-02 04:27 -0700
    Re: Message Filter List Import Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-07-01 17:39 +0100
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