Re: [cobalt-users] Transfering Collected Mail

["Randy" <rherban@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 1.  Start the new server, put it online on a new IP#, and install the
> sites and users.
>
> 2.  Change DNS to point to the new server.
>
> 3.  When DNS has propagated to the NEW server and everyone is hitting
> the new server (and not before), turn off SMTP on the old RaQ.
>
> 3. Move all the /home/spool/mail/username files to your new RaQ.  Put
> them in /temp, which should be a symbolic link to
> /home/sites/home/users/admin/temp.
>
> 4. For each username, move /temp/username to
> /home/spool/mail/username-old
>
> 5. Turn off SMTP on your new RaQ.
>
> 6. For each username, copy /home/spool/mail/username to
> /home/spool/username-new
>
> 7. For each username, "cat /home/spool/mail/username-old
> /home/spool/mail/username-new > home/spool/mail/username (this will
> retain the proper user/group ownerships and rights)
>
> 8.  Turn backon SMTP on the NEW RaQ
>
> 9.  Remove all the /home/spool/mail/username-old and
> /home/spool/mail/username-new files.
>
> Wait a day before you try this in case I've left something out and
> someone posts a corection <smile>; it's getting late and I'm getting
> tired.
>
> Jeff

That or write a script to pop into the old mailbox and then retrieve/deliver
the mail to the new mailbox.
I prefer the method Jeff presented, especially in script form with 10,000+
users, it's a lot easier.

Randy