Hi,
I am not familiar with dsync, but it sounds like imapsync
(https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync) which I have used for migrations
many times, and it works well with Cyrus.
Cyrus does have a replication system, called cyrus-murder
(https://www.cyrusimap.org/imap/reference/admin/murder/murder.html) but
I think I can safely say it isn't for the faint hearted, and probably
overkill for a personal email server.
But we have been running Cyrus for over 20 years, and it has always been
dependable and reliable. There are some bits we wished it had, but then
if I were really that bothered I would get off my arse and add them.
So upvote from me.
Cheers,
Marco
On 30/06/2025 18:02, [email protected] wrote:
I run my own personal small e-mail server, I'm currently using Dovecot
for IMAP (and Postfix on Debian) and I don't like it.
Actually, I really /do/ like the dsync feature that will replicate
between servers, but it didn't run out-of-the-box, I needed to make
code changes and compile my own .deb.
In the process I discovered that source code is a scary mess. And the
maintainer seems to know it because in the most recent version they
didn't fix it, they deleted the whole feature. And abruptly ended
/all/ support of the previous version.
Following their mailing list I see migration problems for people going
to the new version, including crashes if the config has problems. Not
an error, a crash.
This all smells bad to me and has me thinking I need to get off
Dovecot and so I am looking for something better. There seems to be
activity in the we-do-it-all integrated e-mail software space, but I
just want an IMAP server I might swap in as a trial, maybe swap it out.
Is Cyrus a good choice for me, circa summer 2025?
Thanks,
-kb
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