rsync /old/server new/server ?

[Aki Tuomi]

On 8.3.2019 13.44, Voytek Eymont via dovecot wrote:
> I have Centos 7 with dovecot/postfix/mysql Maildir
>
> I want to bring in a new server, new server will have same hostname as
> current, but, different IP
>
> I was intending to
> rsync -avzhe ssh  vmail at oldserver:/var/vmail/vmail1  /var/vmail/vmail1
>
> and, then, re run as necessary when/if mail still arrives on old server
>
> is that "a good plan" ...?
>
> TIA, V
>
Yeah, it's ok as long as you haven't switched to new server.

Aki