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<p><font face="Tahoma">Only want to reconfirm the +1000 for
IMAPSync.<br>
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Used it a few years ago to sync all the mailboxes from dbmail to
dovecot.<br>
And it worked flawlessly and without any issues.<br>
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Give it a first go :)<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 04.10.2021 um 04:22 schrieb Gregory
Sloop:<br>
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<p class="norm">+1000 for IMAPSync.</p>
<p class="norm">I was never able to get doveadm sync/backup to
work despite a lot of tinkering attempting to do so. Never.</p>
<p class="norm">I could get imapsync to work in <10m and it
works incredibly well.<br>
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<p>I can't say enough good things about imapsync</p>
<p>(And enough bad things about doveadm sync - I imagine it must
work for some people, but how to do so is seemingly like
witchcraft with secret incantations, potions and arcane hidden
knowledge.)</p>
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<p>Save yourself the agony, and try imapsync *first,* not second.
:)</p>
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<blockquote class="Odd QOdd rt" prefix="P> ">I don't have any
direct answer to your question, but wanted to make sure you were
aware of these tools, which are built to safely merge two IMAP
mailboxes together with no loss. They might provide an
alternative strategy.<br>
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<blockquote class="Odd QOdd rt" prefix="P> ">Imapsync: <a
class="HR" href="https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync</a><br>
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<blockquote class="Odd QOdd rt" prefix="P> ">Offlineimap: <a
class="HR" href="https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap</a><br>
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<blockquote class="Odd QOdd rt" prefix="P> ">P.<br>
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