Thanks again Anirudh, I have been playing with the APIs but i didnt want to stray down the wrong path, also do i need to reinvent the wheel here and write up a code for it or is there a repository of others who have implemented it before
fatima On Mar 3, 7:06 am, "Anirudh (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Fatima, > > I will let other administrators share their experiences here but I > think Email migration API should offer you more flexibility with > controlling and scheduling your migration. The dashboard based > migration is based on IMAP. > > For your other question, the answer is Yes. You need to upload rfc822 > format messages using Email Migration API. Here is the Java > developer's > guide:http://code.google.com/apis/apps/email_migration/developers_guide_jav... > > -Anirudh > > On Mar 2, 11:07 pm, fatima <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I just want to make sure i am working on the right path, I was looking > > at the options to migrate emails from legacy system to the google apps > > domain. > > - i could use the migration tool available through the administrators > > account > > - i could use the migration api and write a script to migrate email > > Any experienced users having tried either or both want to point me to > > the benefits of either of these? > > I was thinking the tool through the administrator dashboard would > > basically do the same thing that i would write a script for but the > > time may vary in both solutions. > > My other question would be regarding using the email migration api, do > > i need to access each mailbox on the legacy system, take their emails, > > write them in rfc822 format, then given them the gapps account info to > > put it in. > > I dont want to spend all my time figuring out how to do this to find > > out i didnt need to. I am planning to do this in java. > > Thanks, > > Fatima- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Apps APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-apps-apis?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
