[Dovecot] Backing Up

[Dave McGuire]

On Oct 29, 2008, at 5:32 PM, Arkadiusz Miskiewicz wrote:
>>>> What is the best way to do a (server-side) backup of all mail in a
>>>> user's mail?
>>>
>>> I usually just rsync the /home directories to another server. The
>>> inital sync
>>> can take a while, but it gets faster after there is a base to work
>>> from.
>>
>>    ...and it's much less painful if you're using maildir instead of
>> mbox!
>
> Not for rsyncing. Tons of small files means much slower rsync.

   Due to connection turnaround latency, I assume?  (I've never  
looked at the rsync protocol)  If that's the case, then I stand very  
much corrected, thank you.  I was going from the same logic regarding  
mbox vs. maildir in the context of backups.  One new message  
delivered and a 400MB mail spool gets backed up again..

           -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL