[Dovecot] Shutting down my Dovecot server?

[Robert Schetterer]

Am 28.11.2012 13:12, schrieb Bjørn T Johansen:
> I am planning to shut down my own Dovecot server and start using the other Dovecot server I am administering together with a friend..
> 
> And I was thinking that I don't want to copy the emails I have on my server so I want to start from scratch on the other server.. 
> But I would like to be able to look at the old emails if I need to, so was wondering if there is a way to do this without using an imap server?
> Can I convert my mails stored in the maildir format to mbox or is there a better way to solve my problem?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> BTJ
> 

thunderbird since vers 12 has maildir format as option
there are also some import and export plugins

look i.e here
http://jaisejames.wordpress.com/tag/maildir-for-thunderbird/

( sorry if pop ups ,couldnt get better site quick )

Best Regards
MfG Robert Schetterer

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