Quote from: reg on March 12, 2013, 06:48:27 PM

smtp

thanks for info. however it is beyond my capability- my son loaded linux and qt 4.7.3 for me and it was fine. however I am abroad and handling the program has added to my problem I think. I typed in -rescan after the word bitcoin in the client and it started from scratch. I just don't know how it could use a new wallet.dat if the one in the rescan shows data but no transactions? so I will let it complete and see what I have?. I also can't find how to copy the wallet .dat from my memory stick? do I click and drag or copy and paste? its this simple stuff I am not doing properly I think. reg.

Sorry, the last depends on your actual Linux-distribution or better its user-interface. Yes, I really had assumed you know how to handle the basics of file-management. Like searching for files, or moving/deleting/copying/listing them - whereever they are (maybe you need to mount your memory stick first?). I don't know what wallet.dat your current running (rescanning) client uses. BTW: A helpful info also might be in general to tell precise version no of the software (bitcoin-qt) you uses -- in the case you repeat your case in the technical forum.
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