> Subject: Re: Backing up of a group of users mailboxes > > > Hi, > > > > What is the correct way to backup a couple of users' > > mailboxes? [...] > > If you have configured single instance store, Cyrus will > hardlink those files. Now when you backup using tar, [...] If it's only a few users why not have them use the MUA? In Outlook one can create local (read: on the hdd) .pst files as exports of an IMAP folder. I think in Mozilla Thunderbird one can also "drag/drop" messages from IMAP to "Local Folders". Only catch is of course the fact that you'll have to use the same type of MUA to read the archives; Modern Outlook (2003 at least) can open Outlook 98 .pst files without any problems... ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
