Yes there is a tool(script) that came with the dbmail that you can use (mailboxtodbmail) for some reasons this tool(script) doesn't work well for very big email files (XGB). I have another command you can so I will send it to you later. Try with mailboxtodbmail right now.
regards, Humberto > one more thing. can I convert my file-based email system to dbmail. Is > there > any howto to do this? My system is : > > 1. IMAP - uw-imap > 2. smtp - postfix > 3. OS - linux > 4. front-end : squirrelmail > > thanks. > > On 12/3/05, zamri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the answer Paul. I'm glad it satisfies all of my minimum >> requirements for me to setup one. >> >> cheers, >> ~ zamri >> >> On 12/3/05, Paul J Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > zamri wrote: >> > > hi all, >> > > >> > > I'm new to dbmail and started to go deeper into implementing it. I >> > > realized there's a wiki on dbmail's site but I just still want to >> ask >> > > you guys to convince me the right answers to these questions. >> > > >> > > 1. Does dbmail support per-user and per-group quota? >> > >> > It does support per-user quota, but not per-group. There are plans to >> > fully >> > support QUOTA capabilities (per-folder). >> > >> > > 2. Does dbmail support for spam and antivirus scanner? >> > >> > Use amavis, or dspam, or whatever. It's an MTA issue. >> > >> > > 3. Can dbmail be read by standard client like Outlook, Thunderbird >> and >> > > others? >> > >> > Yes, yes, and yes. >> > >> > > 4. How do I backup dbmails and transfer it to another machine? >> > >> > Dbmail-2.1 has a simple export tool. For 2.0 (advisable for newbies) >> you >> > will >> > have to use imapsync or something similar, or use your imap client. >> > >> > > 5. Is it any limitation on for dbmail by using BLOB in MySQL? >> > >> > None that I know of. But there may be issues with charset encodings >> and >> > collation as people start running mysql-5. Dbmail-2.0 pretty much >> > assumes a >> > us-ascii world, and though dbmail-2.1 does use utf-8 internally >> (gmime) >> > there >> > will no doubt be issues with real utf-8 messages in terms of string >> > handling. >> > >> > > 6. What db are u recommend between MySQL and PostgreSQL in terms of >> > > performance and features? >> > >> > Both work very well with dbmail. Your requirements, experiences and >> > preferences >> > should guide you. >> > >> > > 7. Does it support the use of procmail? >> > >> > You can use procmail as your local delivery agent, and use procmail to >> > insert >> > messages into dbmail using dbmail-smtp. If you're accustomed to >> uw-imapd >> > and >> > server-side sorting with procmail, that's your starting point. >> > >> > > 8. Is there any web-based interface suitable for dbmail like >> > OpenWebMail >> > > and SquirrelMail? >> > >> > I don't know about openwebmail. But I know that opengroupware.org, >> > squirrelmail, >> > ilohamail all work just fine. Please note however that not all webmail >> > clients >> > actually handle dbmail's NAMESPACE/ACL (read shared mailboxes) support >> > very well. >> > >> > Also, I have plans myself to develop a generic webmail-imap client as >> a >> > zope3 >> > component with ajax (using mochikit) that will be specifically geared >> to >> > dbmail-2.2's strength (server-side filters with sieve, server-side >> > sorting and >> > threading, header caching). But that won't happen until 2.2 is gold. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > ________________________________________________________________ >> > Paul Stevens mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > NET FACILITIES GROUP PGP: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > The Netherlands________________________________http://www.nfg.nl >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Dbmail mailing list >> > Dbmail@dbmail.org >> > https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail >> > >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Dbmail mailing list > Dbmail@dbmail.org > https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail > >
