I'm ready to move from a server running Courier to another server running Dovecot. Can I just copy all the old mail to the new server and start up Dovecot? Will Dovecot automatically create the indexes and stuff that it needs? Do the names of the actual mail files matter?
Yes, just copy the maildirectory and it will work without a problem. Some people using mail.app might need to remove the INBOX from their IMAP Path Prefix from the account setup.
05 Mar 2010
I'm ready to move from a server running Courier to another server running Dovecot. Can I just copy all the old mail to the new server and start up Dovecot? Will Dovecot automatically create the indexes and stuff that it needs? Do the names of the actual mail files matter?
08 Mar 2010
Yes, just copy the maildirectory and it will work without a problem. Some people using mail.app might need to remove the INBOX from their IMAP Path Prefix from the account setup.