Topic: HOW to copy account mail from old server to new server

[swidodo]

All,

I just create new mail server with new configuration then I want copy all email account from old server to the new server ...plase advise how when i used lan connection  or usb backup.

thanks
Widodo

[Stefano]

hi

take a look at imapsync

HTH
Stefano

[mmccarn]

Duplicate your old SME onto your new SME:
Native: http://wiki.contribs.org/UpgradeDisk#Copying_from_7.x_to_7.x
Using Affa: http://wiki.contribs.org/Moving_SME_to_new_Hardware
Using ssh & scp: http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,40692.msg188516.html#msg188516

Duplicate the user accounts from the old SME on the new SME:
http://wiki.contribs.org/Lazy_Admin_Tools

Duplicate some or all mailboxes from the old SME to the new SME (after the user accounts exist on the new SME):
http://wiki.contribs.org/Imapsync

[swidodo]

still confused all very more step  is better with best practis .

[thomasch]

still confused all very more step  is better with best practis .

How many account? How about connect to server use Thunderbird then copy/paste/move the messages ?

[Berapa account? pakai Thunderbird, copy/paste/move?]

[swidodo]

Hi Thomas,

User account lees than 30 users?  is thunderbird like a browser ?

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[MSmith]

Stick with this method, it's easy and completely effective:

http://wiki.contribs.org/Moving_SME_to_new_Hardware