Thank you Vitalii. Could you please tell me / do you know if those dovecot* files have to be also backed / archived?
Kind regards, Adam > ---------- Původní e-mail ---------- > Od: Vitalii <vnag...@yandex.com> > Komu: Adam <adam.ra...@seznam.cz> > Datum: 7. 10. 2020 12:04:11 > Předmět: Re: Version controlled (git) Maildir generated by Dovecot > My 5 cents: > Git is REVISION control, It make sense to use it if files are modified. > Email is static files so it's better to use any backup system with > archiving capabilities (gzip or similar). It provide ability to copy > partially or just some old years to another HDD that is not possible > with git. > Also you can archive by dsync to that new server with account on mdbox > account with gzip compression. That will save space and gives you full > access to all email. > > P.S. there are many options to choose. I use borg to backup > everything, including email and mdbox format with separate folder for > attachments that deduplicate attachments on backups and in filesystem.