bernhard: doc/raw-howtos moving-mailboxes.txt,1.1,1.2
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Removed old mailheader, added relevance and principal author lines.
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--- moving-mailboxes.txt 3 Jun 2005 13:47:43 -0000 1.1
+++ moving-mailboxes.txt 3 Jun 2005 13:54:06 -0000 1.2
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-From: Martin Konold <martin.konold at erfrakon.de>
-Subject: [Kolab-devel] Memo: How to migrate mailboxes between Kolab Servers
- (multi-location setup)
-Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:44:30 +0200
-Message-Id: <200407212344.30600.martin.konold at erfrakon.de>
-
-
-Hi,
-
-By popular request I am describing how to migrate Kolab mailboxes between
-servers.
+How to migration mailboxes between Kolab Server in a multi-location setup
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Principal Author: Martin Konold
+Relevance: Kolab Server 2.0x
With Kolab 2 we are supporting multi-location setups. The physical location of
a mailbox is determined by the kolabHomeServer attribute.
@@ -17,8 +10,8 @@
kolabHomeServer is actually populated.
Sometimes users shall be migrated to another server for many reasons including
-relocation of the user, maintainance or security. This can be achieved by two
-methods.
+relocation of the user, maintainance or security.
+This can be achieved by two methods.
Method 1: Do it the direct but brutal way (Shell access)
@@ -26,7 +19,7 @@
- Log in as root on the old server (shell access)
-- recursivly the _contents_ of the mailbox from the old server to the new
+- recursivly copy the _contents_ of the mailbox from the old server to the new
server e.g. using scp. (imapd spool directory)
- change the KolabHomeServer attribute so that it points to the target server
@@ -48,7 +41,8 @@
-Method 2: Do it the imap way (using IMAP)
+Method 2: Implement an application that does it the imap way
+This script should:
- Disallow normal usage
@@ -68,6 +62,8 @@
- Allow normal usage
-I very much prefer method 2 which would allow to nicley integrate the feature
-in an administration interface for easy, reliable and safe operation. Method
-1 is only useful for experienced and trained administrators.
+I very much prefer method 2 which would allow to nicely integrate the feature
+in an administration interface for easy, reliable and safe operation.
+Method 1 is only useful for experienced and trained administrators.
+
+$Id$
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