[Dovecot] MBOX to MAILDIR conversion

[Peter Fern]

Marc Perkel wrote:
> Thinking about going from mbox to maildir. Started with mbox way back 
> when but thinking about making the conversion. The main reason is that 
> I use rsync for backups and when these huge mailboxes are touched I 
> have to copy the whole thing. With maildir I only copy the files that 
> change.
>
> So - my questions is - what's the easiest way to make this happan. I 
> assume there are conversion utilities. I'm using Exim as an MTA.

You could use the Dovecot 'Convert' plugin, which will convert mail 
between msg stores and formats when a user logs in... alternatively, you 
could use mb2md or something similar.

No links at hand sorry, but a quick google should provide the answers.

Cheers,
Pete