On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Alan in Toronto <Alantoronto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > SquirrelMail 1.4.13 > Courier IMAP (in a cPanel release) > maildir mail storage format > Apache, cPanel virtual web hosting account > (sorry, I usually provide more details of my setup, but I've just moved to a new > host and I don't have all their details yet.) > > Hello all: > > I'm moving from one host to a new host, new server. I need to transfer messages and > mail folders from my old IMAP server to the new server. I just tested one method, > using Horde webmail. Horde has a function that lets you download a mail folder or > folders, including all contained messages. Then you can login to Horde on the new > server and import all those downloaded messages. Really useful feature! > > 1. Does SquirrelMail have a feature like that, to facilitate saving or transferring > and importing messages from one server or account to a new server or account? I > looked through the various plugins, but didn't see anything that seemed to fit. > > 2. Is there a better method someone can suggest for doing what I want? Someone > mentioned using a local mail client (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.) to login to the old > mail account and download all the mail folders and messages, then login to the new > account and somehow transfer (drag and drop?) all the folders and messages to the > new account? Would that work, and would that be a better method? Yes, that is exactly what would work. It has to be done on a per-user basis, but if that suits, then it's extremely easy. Just set up both IMAP host accounts in Thunderbird (or similar) and drag any messages from one account to the other and you're done. If both systems are Courier and you have shell access, you might be able to just tar up the mail spool for each user and copy it to the new server.(?) > Advice is welcomed, thanks. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > ----- > squirrelmail-users mailing list > Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines > List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user > List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ----- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
