IMAP migration]
Brad Crotchett
brad at ispn.net
Thu Oct 31 12:38:36 CST 2002
Hmmm....sounds like a lot of work. Maybe I will just stay with POP.
Thanks for the help.
Brad
> It is a manual process. You create the accounts in your favorite
> clients for the IMAP server. Create the directories that you now have
> locally on the IMAP server. Then copy blocks of messages to the server
> from your local message store. If you have a lot of messages it will
> take a long time, but it only has to be done once.
>
> On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 10:45, Brad Crotchett wrote:
> > I am thinking about moving my mail clients over to IMAP from POP, but I
> > have a few concerns. I have heard that you lose all of the mail that is
> > currently in your mail client. Is that true? I have 2 1/2 years of
> > mail sorted in my client at work, and I don't want to lose those
> > messages.
> >
> > Can I start with my mail client at work Outlook) and have the server use
> > it as a template for folders and then synchronize my home client (Ximian
> > Evolution) to the server?
> >
> > Are there any other things to expect when migrating?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
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