I current run 6 years+ a UW IMAP server with self SSL cert.

I want to move thing over to courier.

my dyndns address is lets say server1.dyndns.org

I have both computer in my house behind a DLink router.

So how can I transfer the files from one server to another if I want to maintain the same DNS name. Is there a way to transfer the name of the virtual domain to something else on the courier/postfix setup?

Also what tools are available just to migrate this over and any tutorials would be apprecitated.

Thanks for all the tutorials on here. I will be contributing a more robust PHP in the near future for people to use.

Thanks
Robert

Robert,

Switching servers is easy, just change the routing in your router and have it point to the new machine with courier. Moving the data is another thing. Configuration you can setup before moving read the documentation on the imap stuff (we don't do the whole courier stack, sorry). Then you need to move the mailboxes with email, make sure they are in the correct format.

Please contact me directly if you need more info.

Looking forward to the php stuff.

Richard

I would need more specific info on the transfer of mail from one server to another.
I want to keep my DYNDNS address...however since I'm behind the router with both machines I can't use two real DNS names. It will only port forward with on DNS address.

Pondering...is there a way to just transfer the mailboxes locally on one machine from MBOX(UW) to Maildir(Courier)

can I just do this to the local machine and then just mvove the messages to the new machine and put them in the proper /usr/local/virtual.....

Thanks
Rboert

Robert, there are many scripts availble to move from UW to a Courier mailbox format, Google is your friend for this one. And yes I think you should follow in this direction and move them to the new machine into .usr/local/virtual, that is a very good possiblility.

When your done change the routing and presto new server is live.