OT: Recreating a replica

["Nathan Simpson" <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Just say I have a remote user with a large mail file and he gets a new 
computer.

His new computer has same Notes version etc. but then it comes time to 
replicate his mail file.

How can I avoid the entire mail replication process when I have a current 
(or almost current) copy of his mail file on his old PC.

What I am seeing is if I copy the mail file to the new local 'mail' 
directory and then go to the server copy and choose File | Replication | New 
Replica it looks like the whole mail file is copied down again and this can 
take almost 24 hours.

I want Notes to see the existing file in the local mail directory and then 
just replicate down the changes on the server copy.

Is this possible and what steps do I need to take to get this kind of thing 
to work? I always end up copying down the whole file.

TIA

Nathan