backing up IMAP server on a hard drive

[Kevin Laurie]

Dear Rick,
Thanks.
I guess I'll have to install dovecot.
I am not sure what the parameter for the -host2 should be(apart from
localhost? )
Its my first time doing dovecot on a Linux desktop.


I was thinking of using Thunderbird to download all mails but I guess that
will be too long of a process.

On Friday, August 7, 2015, Rick Romero <rick at havokmon.com> wrote:

> Hi Kevin,
>
> Ahh. When you said desktop, I assumed you meant Windows.  Dovecot is an
> IMAP Server, so I assume that was the server you wanted to backup.
>
> If you're running Linux, then you could run Dovecot on it and use IMAPSync
> to sync your Gmail locally.
>
> Rick
>
> Quoting Kevin Laurie <superinterstellar at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','superinterstellar at gmail.com');>>:
>
> Dear Rick,
> Thanks for your feedback.
> I think rsync might be a better option. Its(imap server)with gmail so I
> dont think it would work .
>
> Furthermore I am running a linux system(Ubuntu 14.04 to be precise). Does
> Mercury 32 support it?
> From the site it seems not.
>
> Please advise.
> Regards
> Kevin
>
>
>
> On Thursday, August 6, 2015, Rick Romero <rick at havokmon.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rick at havokmon.com');>> wrote:
>
>>  Quoting Kevin Laurie <superinterstellar at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Hi,
>>> I am trying to back up my IMAP server to a hard drive. Later I intend to
>>> extract all mails for attachments. What do you reckon is the best too to
>>> perform this ?
>>>
>>> Imapsync or Thunderbird (or something else, please recommend)
>>>
>>> One problem I am having with imapsync is the setting for host2 (being a
>>> localhost computer).
>>> How does one set a parameter for host2 being a desktop computer.
>>>
>>> ThanksKevin
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You could run Mercury/32 http://www.pmail.com/ as a local IMAP server
>> that
>> could be your 'desktop destination'.
>>
>> Though I'd assume the typical backup solution for a smaller environment
>> would probably use rsync (unless your server is a VM, then you could image
>> the whole VM via whatever utilities the host provides).
>>
>> Rick
>
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>
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