Version controlled (git) Maildir generated by Dovecot

[Adam]

Thank you Vitalii.

Could you please tell me / do you know if those dovecot* files have to be also backed / archived?

Kind regards,

Adam

> ---------- Původní e-mail ----------
> Od: Vitalii <vnagara at yandex.com>
> Komu: Adam <adam.ranek at seznam.cz>
> Datum: 7. 10. 2020 12:04:11
> Předmět: Re: Version controlled (git) Maildir generated by Dovecot
> My 5 cents:
> Git is REVISION control, It make sense to use it if files are modified.
> Email is static files so it's better to use any backup system with
> archiving capabilities (gzip or similar). It provide ability to copy
> partially or just some old years to another HDD that is not possible
> with git.
> Also you can archive by dsync to that new server with account on mdbox
> account with gzip compression. That will save space and gives you full
> access to all email.
> 
> P.S. there are many options to choose. I use borg to backup
> everything, including email and mdbox format with separate folder for
> attachments that deduplicate attachments on backups and in filesystem.