Re: [Dovecot] Safe/preferred way to import old email
Am 14.06.2013 22:10, schrieb Ajai Khattri:
One small problem (I should have described better): the old server is not available but I've have the maildirs rsynced to the new server. So I have the actual message files but I'm not sure if simply copying them into the new maildirs is a good idea :-)
On Friday, June 14, 2013, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 14.06.2013 21:59, schrieb Ajai Khattri: > Ive migrated from a qmail+Courier-IMAP setup to a Postfix+Dovecot setup. > I'm using maildirs in both places. > > Is there a safe/preferred way to bring my old messages over without them > being marked as new in Dovecot? imapsync
well, that must answer people which where in the situation of a not really prepared migration why you *should not* reply off-list!
On 14 Jun 2013 23:01, "Reindl Harald" h.reindl@thelounge.net wrote:
Am 14.06.2013 22:10, schrieb Ajai Khattri:
One small problem (I should have described better): the old server is
not available but I've have the maildirs
rsynced to the new server. So I have the actual message files but I'm not sure if simply copying them into the new maildirs is a good idea :-)
On Friday, June 14, 2013, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 14.06.2013 21:59, schrieb Ajai Khattri: > Ive migrated from a qmail+Courier-IMAP setup to a Postfix+Dovecotsetup. > I'm using maildirs in both places. > > Is there a safe/preferred way to bring my old messages over without them > being marked as new in Dovecot?
imapsyncwell, that must answer people which where in the situation of a not really prepared migration why you *should not* reply off-list!
So.. you are rsynced courier imap folders to a new server that has dovecot on it?
Hopefully you used the -a flag.
Courier-to-dovecot script?
Simon
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