Dear Rick, Thanks. I guess I'll have to install dovecot. I am not sure what the parameter for the -host2 should be(apart from localhost? ) Its my first time doing dovecot on a Linux desktop.
I was thinking of using Thunderbird to download all mails but I guess that will be too long of a process. On Friday, August 7, 2015, Rick Romero <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kevin, > > Ahh. When you said desktop, I assumed you meant Windows. Dovecot is an > IMAP Server, so I assume that was the server you wanted to backup. > > If you're running Linux, then you could run Dovecot on it and use IMAPSync > to sync your Gmail locally. > > Rick > > Quoting Kevin Laurie <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>>: > > Dear Rick, > Thanks for your feedback. > I think rsync might be a better option. Its(imap server)with gmail so I > dont think it would work . > > Furthermore I am running a linux system(Ubuntu 14.04 to be precise). Does > Mercury 32 support it? > From the site it seems not. > > Please advise. > Regards > Kevin > > > > On Thursday, August 6, 2015, Rick Romero <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> Quoting Kevin Laurie <[email protected]>: >> >> Hi, >>> I am trying to back up my IMAP server to a hard drive. Later I intend to >>> extract all mails for attachments. What do you reckon is the best too to >>> perform this ? >>> >>> Imapsync or Thunderbird (or something else, please recommend) >>> >>> One problem I am having with imapsync is the setting for host2 (being a >>> localhost computer). >>> How does one set a parameter for host2 being a desktop computer. >>> >>> ThanksKevin >>> >>> >> >> You could run Mercury/32 http://www.pmail.com/ as a local IMAP server >> that >> could be your 'desktop destination'. >> >> Though I'd assume the typical backup solution for a smaller environment >> would probably use rsync (unless your server is a VM, then you could image >> the whole VM via whatever utilities the host provides). >> >> Rick > > > >
