Re: [vps-mail] Convert qmail messages to sendmail format

[robyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Just an FYI update, the directions Scott provided worked like a charm, quick-n-easy!  Thanks!!

Robyn
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On Jul 26 15:39, robyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> Subject: Re: [vps-mail] Convert qmail messages to sendmail format
>
> Yeah, this isn't on a Siganture box.  We are doing a migration from a differnet hosting company, Linux based and running qmail.  We need to migrate the account over to a Verio server, VPS2 FreeBSD based running sendmail (mbox format).  From what I can tell the originating server is using maildir format, so I will try the script provided by Scott earlier and see how it works.
> 
> Thanks for all the suggestions!
> 
> Robyn
> support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> PrecisionPros.com Network
> 6543 East Omega Street
> Mesa, Arizona 85215
> 800 844 4434 toll free
> 480 461 9765 local
> 480 461 9312 fax
> 
> vps1 -> vps2 migrations for only $429.00!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 26 14:19, Scott Wiersdorf <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Subject: Re: [vps-mail] Convert qmail messages to sendmail format
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 07:53:45PM +0000, Harrison Hind wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 12:52:33PM -0600, Scott Wiersdorf wrote:
> > > > You'll *definitely* want to check the path to maildir2mbox (if such a
> > > > thing really exists) on, say, a Signature account where qmail is
> > > > used. I don't find maildir2mbox on my VPS by default, but it appears
> > > > to be part of the default qmail installation.
> > > 
> > > I have to agree with Godwin that qmail and sendmail are really MTAs 
> > > and caution you that just because Signature uses qmail doesn't mean 
> > > it uses maildir (qmail's default format).  Every Signature account 
> > > I have looked at has utilized mbox as the storage format.
> > 
> > Robyn didn't specify the source platform; I'd assumed Robyn had
> > already figured out that the formats were different and just didn't
> > know the nomenclature. I'd also assumed it was maildir since that's
> > fairly common with qmail and only recommended Signature as a place to
> > find maildir2mbox. I could be wrong on all three assumptions. :)
> > 
> > Scott
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