Apologies for replying to myself ... On 09/10/16 18:50, Richard Hector wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm shifting a directory (containing my mail store) from one server to > another. > > I'd like to keep all my history together, though. > > Does it make sense, and would it work, to "cp -al" the entire tree of my > existing mailserver to the new one, before doing the first backup of the > new one?
I mean "cp -al" the dirvish vault, of course. Except I presumably want real copies of the index.gz, summary, and log files. Would they need editing to reflect the new client name etc? > Hopefully that will result in not doubling the space > requirements, while keeping all the history - including any diverged > history from this point on (due for example to misconfiguration of my > mail server, filing my mail in the wrong place) > > Any tips appreciated. I've just read about branches, which is close to a good solution, but I don't think I want it arranged under one vault like that. Richard _______________________________________________ Dirvish mailing list Dirvish@dirvish.org http://www.dirvish.org/mailman/listinfo/dirvish
