[plug] Mail questions

[Gregory Orange]

I would set up the IMAP server, then create an account using it on my
existing mail client. Copy mail from existing mail client account to the
new IMAP backed account, voilà. I kinda did this when I moved all my
personal mail from work account to gmail some years ago.

Of course, if you've got thousands of messages this might not meet
performance requirements (:

-- 
Gregory Orange, sent from phone
On 13/03/2015 10:30 pm, "Fred Janon" <fjanon at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am interested in knowing how to export mail into an IMAP server like
> Cyrus? Apparently it uses a Derby DB, but I didn't see anything about
> importing mail into it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Fred
>
>
>
>   On Friday, March 13, 2015 3:13 PM, Brad Campbell <brad at fnarfbargle.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> On 13/03/15 18:53, Bernd Felsche wrote:
>
> > First thing you should do is to EXport your emails into an IMAP
> > server's store.  It saves a lot of headaches when moving from client
> > to client. I've run a local Cyrus-IMAP since 1288 BC. It doesn't
> > care if it's on the same host and keeps your emails client-agnostic.
> > Any email client worth using supports IMAP. Enable the appropriate
> > security for your network.
>
> > Other swear by Courier IMAP. Do what fits your mind best.
>
> I did precisely this back in 2011. After years of Opera, then
> Thunderbird in various incarnations I decided to install Courier IMAP
> and then just progressively feed it my archives. In 2012 I switched to
> Dovecot and I'm still using it..
>
> Prior to running my own mail server I used fetchmail & procmail to sort
> the mail for me, now I just have Exim deliver through procmail.
>
> Best move I ever made. It's now completely client agnostic. My mail is
> accessible on my PC, iPad & Blackberry and I can try and switch clients
> with gay abandon.
>
> It's a little bit of a learning curve, but it's a path I wholeheartedly
> recommend.
>
> Regards,
> Brad
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