[NTLUG:Discuss] Moving mail from one server to another?

[Richard Geoffrion]

From: "Neil Aggarwal" <neil at JAMMConsulting.com>
> Hello:
>
> I need to know how to move a user's mailbox from one server to another.
> I tried copying the /var/mail/userName file to the new machine, but
> sendmail did not like that.
>
> I also did a search on the internet and on LDP, but I got a bunch
> of completely irrelevant results.
>
> I am sure this has been done before.
>
> If someone would point me to the correct place, I would really
> appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil Aggarwal
> JAMM Consulting, Inc.    (972) 612-6056, http://www.JAMMConsulting.com
> Custom Internet Development    Websites, Ecommerce, Java, databases
>
>

I was able to do that once.  I used IMAP to login to both mailboxes and drag
the mail over.


Do you have an IMAP server running on both systems?

-Richard