I'll dig into fetchmail some more. I would have to use imap because my users want to keep all of their email (inbox, sent, trash, etc).
Thanks, Scott On Mar 22, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Eric Shubert <e...@shubes.net> wrote: > To run rsync on windoze, you can install cygwin, and then rsync for cygwin. > This would only work with maildir mailboxes. > > No telling what dovecot would do with that junk once it got into the maildirs > on QMT. You might still have a problem there. > > I'd lean toward fetchmail. Fetchmail will retrieve messages via pop3 or imap, > and pass them on to qmail-smtpd for scanning and delivery. It's really pretty > easy to set up. > > Here's a sample /root/.fetchmailrc (config) file: > [root@tacs-wan ~]# cat .fetchmailrc > # These are global options > set no bouncemail > set postmaster postmas...@mydomain.com > set syslog > > # These are server/user options > poll remote.domain.com \ > protocol pop3 \ > timeout 120 > username "myuser" there \ > is "myu...@mydomain.com" here \ > antispam 554 \ > fetchall \ > password "mypass" \ > smtphost localhost \ > ssl \ > sslcertck > > We should have a wiki page on using fetchmail, if we don't already. It's > really pretty versatile. > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > On 03/22/2011 02:43 PM, Scott Hughes wrote: >> My old email is a windows based server called ModusMail by a company called >> Vircom. In looking at rsync, I'm not sure if it would work or not. >> >> I can't seem to find and RFCs on the IMAP flags. Strange. >> >> Thanks, >> Scott >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eric Shubert [mailto:e...@shubes.net] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:33 PM >> To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com >> Subject: [qmailtoaster] Re: Dovecot 2.0.11 rpms for QMT available >> >> rsync would probably be simplest if your old server was using maildir >> format. Good for doing preliminary runs too before cutting over, so >> there's not much mail to migrate after the change. >> >> Otherwise, I think I'd try fetchmail. >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group > (www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com > For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
