Apple mail migration from user account

Is it possible to migrate entire mail accounts from one user to another? I had to create a new user account to get some of my Adobe applications to work. In doing so, my mail data all resides in the old user account.

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Sync to iPhone was never intended to be a 2 way street.
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in Solaris 10 i need auditing process create, delete, privilege escalation, set and change password and etc... from users account and group.
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The genius bar technicians can check your MBP for possible hardware problems and specific software issues that you may have. The diagnosis will be free. Any extensive repairs will not be free.
If you have minor software problems, you essentially will have to deal with them yourself. Examine these two comprehensive documents for possible problem definition and solutions. If you encounter problems that you are unable to cope with, start a new discussion and there will be persons willing to assist you in solving them.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3353
Ciao.

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the thing is the Mac was behaving strangely - that's why I sent it to the lab in the first place.
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This is very helpful, but I would never have understood that different User Accounts were being used on your Mac from the previous terminology.
Let me approach when you are connected with btinternet acting as your ISP, first. It is normal, and not unusual, for the authentication of the SMTP to depend upon the primary email address they assign you -- this is probably your address, and with it you can probably change all the other addresses -- correct?
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/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
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/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
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/Home /Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder)
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