On 7/22/08, Kyle Wheeler kyle-dovecot@memoryhole.net wrote:
I converted from Binc to Dovecot a while back, and I didn't use namespaces at all. Since I had been using the IMAPdir schema in Binc, I had to rename all the folders to match the Maildir++ schema, but that was a pretty simple script to write. If you're using the Maildir++ schema in Binc, then you don't have to do any renaming at all! As part of the transition process, what I did first, while I was testing out Dovecot, was to create a Maildir++ full of symlinks that pointed back to the folders in the Binc IMAPdir. That way I could test it without affecting the live server. Once I had that working, all I had to do was change my script to move the directories rather than symlinking them.
Yeah, I'm thinking renaming the folders may be the way to go... It's easy on the test machine, not many folders.. The live system is a tad larger.. :P But, I think I have a working script already.. We shall see..
The trick for me wasn't so much getting the folders into the right location as it was migrating all the other data that I didn't think about, such as the subscription lists and most importantly: the UID data. If you don't migrate the UIDs correctly, your users will probably end up re-downloading EVERY message, because their mail clients have no way of knowing that the messages haven't actually changed.
Hrm.. good point. I know there's a script in the wiki for this, so I'll take a look. Most of these mailboxes are accessed via a web client, so I don't believe it's that big of a deal.
~Kyle
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