Hi! On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Robert Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > Sorry about the OT post, but this list is the most qualified of those > I'm on to answer this. I've Googled around and experimented for months > now. The goings slow and I'm hoping someone can give me the boost I > need. > > I'm trying to migrate maildir, mbox and MH mailboxes to an IMAP > (maildir) setup. The maildir and mbox were easy, the MH mailboxes are > giving me a headache. I've tried Googling for a script, but came up > empty. > > The initial problem was that I needed to convert the any special MH > flags to ones that IMAP/maildir can understand. I couldn't find a way > to automate the migration, so I just started doing it manually (there > was no big rush). Last night I found some mail with the bottom chopped > off (I don't normally check the body, not enough time), I had a look > at the raw messages and it's chopped of in the middle of a HTML tag. I > have no idea when this started and have to assume the worst and start > from scratch, I have backups of all mailboxes thankfully. > > I really need a script now, one that will transfer all flags > (converting where necessary), check that duplicate messages are the > same in every detail and notify me of any differences?
Wow. When I had to migrate mails from an "old server" to the new one, I went the "lazy way", I just ran imapsync (http://freshmeat.net/projects/imapsync/) while the old server was still "alive", and copied the messages IMAP server --> IMAP server. Slow, but worked very well. > > Any chance? > > -- > Robert Spencer > I hope this helps, Ildefonso Camargo.
