On 02/19/2010 11:03 AM, Marco van Putten wrote:
J. Roeleveld wrote:
Hi All,
I have been reading the thread about using "xfer" to migrate to a different
server or to use imapsync instead.
Both methods appear to require some additional work and I would prefer to
simply copy the data across instead of using synchronization tools on live
servers. (It's not a requirement to keep the email accessible during the
transfer)
I have around 21GB of mail to copy across and was wondering how best to do
this.
The mail server can (and most likely will) be stopped during the transfer.
Will it be sufficient to simply copy the "/var/imap" and "/var/spool/imap"
folders across?
The contents of "/var/spool/imap" are all the emails and the db-files and such
appear to be in "/var/imap"
I've done the copy method several times without loosing any mail.
In all cases after stopping the mail services before the copy action.
Don't know if its the best/preferred/nicest method but it works for me...
+1
I have always used rsync in the past. 21G of mail shouldn't take much
time to move.
Bye,
Marco.
Or will this cause problems and is there a better/recommended method of doing
this?
Many thanks in advance,
Joost Roeleveld
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