> On 19 February 2019 10:38 Odhiambo Washington via dovecot > <dovecot@dovecot.org> wrote: > > > I have built a new server (FreeBSD-12) running dovecot-2.3.4. > My old server (FreeBSD-9.3) is running dovecot-2.3.4 as well. > The configurations are 1:1 identical. > The are about 250 users on this server, all virtual. They are mostly POP3 > users, but they do "leave a copy of message on the server" > for set various number of days. > > Now, to migrate the mail data, can I simply rsync the mail directories > between the old and the new server? Would that create a pitfall?? > > What is the recommended method? > > -- > > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > "Oh, the cruft.",grep ^[^#] :-)
If you are using maildir, rsync should work. AKi