Changed server and all the old messages are gone in thunderbird

We moved the server location for the imap and smtp server for a given domain name (domain name server changed)
We are now receiving and sending email ok but the old messages from that domain name are now gone.
We have a second computer that also run mozilla and has the old messages if that is helpful.
What is the easiest method to get the old messages back?
And is there anyway to avoid the same problem when we switch domain name servers on the other computer?

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We moved the server location for the imap and smtp server for a given domain
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I suppose that means you changed the IMAP server name for an existing account.
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the old messages from that domain name are now gone.
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With IMAP all messages are managed on the server. So what you see is exactly the expected behavior.
In order to preserve your messages you should have moved the messages from the old server to your local disc prior to changing to the new server.
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What is the easiest method to get the old messages back?
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Restoring a backup.
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And is there anyway to avoid the same problem when we switch domain name servers on the other computer?
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I don't understand that. Once your domain has been moved to the new provider, the mail server of the previous provider isn't reachable anymore. So basically you do have the same problem on the 'other computer'. The reason you still do see messages there probably is that the old server isn't reachable anymore.
The question is whether you just see the headers or the entire messages. In the latter case you probably told Thunderbird to download an offline copy (synchronization). Please confirm.

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