i use https://github.com/tachtler/dovecot-backupregards sven
-------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --------Von: donots...@fastmail.fm Datum:
16.08.23 15:29 (GMT+01:00) An: dovecot@dovecot.org Betreff: Backing up
m(d)box - rsync? Hello,I manage a small number of email accounts for a
voluntary organisation on a shared hosting platform.$ dovecot --version2.3.13
(89f716dc2)I would like to keep automated local backups, but do not have access
to doveadm.I have seen a couple of forum posts where users have have suggested
that using rsync to backup m(d)box folders can corrupt dovecot's indexes, but
there is no further explanation, and this is apparently not a problem for
maildir. Our host seems to use mdbox.Does doveadm provide some sort of
transaction/locking mechanism to prevent consistency problems? Others seem to
recommend using tar but I don't see what difference that should make.Given that
cpanel backups (provided as tar.gz archives of the home directory) include
mail/ and seem to be copies of the filesystem at a particular time (though not
true "snapshots" as such), aren't these just as "safe" as an rsync-ed
backup?Can anyone confirm/deny/shed any light on the issue(s), if indeed
any?Many thanks,Gareth_______________________________________________dovecot
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