[Dovecot] MBOX to MAILDIR conversion

[Marc Perkel]

Peter Fern wrote:
> 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
>

Plugin???? I'm going to have to check that out.