On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Matus UHLAR - fantomas <uh...@fantomas.sk>
wrote:
> >On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Alexei Yu. Batyr' <le...@pcmag.ru>
> wrote:
> >> Why not just copy these messages to some IMAP subfolder of new account's
> >> Maildir?
>
> On 08.08.14 12:06, Lisa Muir wrote:
> >That approach makes sense where the same user exists on the new system,
> but
> >is a hit and miss approach for scenarios where a user has left. As a
> >sysadmin, I just want a one hig approach to get the job done rather than
> >get engaged in a process where people mull over the appropriate nature of
> >someone in particular having access to someone else's old email.
>
> it those users left, who do you expect to read the e-mail?
>
Most companies would consider the possibility that there is IPR in those
mailboxes that shouldn't be lost, also timelines of activities can be
determined from email histories which can help legal cases, work out why
decisions were made etc etc.
>
> If they are still alive, why shouldn't you move ther mail to new mailboxes?
>
Absolutely, I always do that, this is specifically for cases where someone
has left.
>
> Moving e-mails to compressed mbox-style folders and giving users
> possibility
> to read it is a good idea. Unfortunately courier does only support
> maildirs...
>
You could download the mail by pop, bit difficult in that you have to do it
folder at a time, and use a MUA that uses mbox as its data store. I
personally prefer the maildir, just tar and gzip it, move it, unpack it.
>
> OTOH, it should be their problem to keep their mailbox clean...
>
Different users and companies have different approaches to this. SOme don't
want anything deleted ever. Some want everything deleted.
I personally don't delete anything, I find it useful to go back on old
mails and see what else was going on at that time. Others may have
different approaches, horses for courses.
Lisa.
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