mbox is not recommended for new setups unless you have very good reason to do so.
Use maildir or sdbox. Aki > On May 2, 2017 at 5:09 PM Michael Segel <dovecot_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Silly question… > Which is preferred? MailDir or Mbox? (directory vs flat file) > > How would you do this when migrating from an old server to a new one? > > Thx > > -Mike > > > On May 2, 2017, at 1:58 AM, Aki Tuomi <aki.tu...@dovecot.fi> wrote: > > > > Assuming your maildir path is /path/to/mail/Maildir You could do it like > > this: > > > > mail_home=/path/to/mail > > mail_location=mdbox:~/Mail > > > > Then run > > > > doveadm import -A -s maildir:~/Maildir "" ALL > > > > mdbox should end up in > > > > /path/to/mail/Mail > > > > Please try it with doveadm import -u username first and keep backups, > > naturally. > > > > Aki > > > > On 2017-05-02 09:51, Tamas Papp wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I replaced HDDs in my home server and reinstalled the OS (Ubuntu > >> 17.04). Since I had some time I reviewed my Dovecot configuration and > >> changed a couple of things, including mailbox format. > >> > >> Now I would like to migrate e-mail (about 20G -- I use this server as an > >> e-mail archive). The Maildir is available on the (old) hard disk. The > >> new dovecot is running. What should I use? Would mbsync work? I would > >> prefer a solution that does not mess up the UUIDs, but I can live with > >> that too. > >> > >> $ dovecot --version > >> 2.2.27 (c0f36b0) > >> > >> Incidentally, would you recommend sdbox or mdbox? Lots of e-mails, many > >> of them have large attachments. > >> > >> best, > >> > >> Tamas
