On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, JD Runyan wrote: > Michael J McCafferty wrote: > > All, > > > > If I needed to migrate from a Unix Maildir format solution to Exchange, how > > can > > I migrate the mailboxes and the messages intact from the Unix server to the > > Exchange Server format ? I need to have a solution for such a migration for > > about 100 users. > > > > I know this seems like the wrong way to migrate, but believe me this is for > > the > > good. We are starting with the Unix solution, and only moving if it doesn't > > fill the need. It will fit the need. I just need to be able to speak the > > truth > > when I say it can be migrated easily. I stand a better chance of winning the > > business in the fist place if I can make this statement. > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > You will probably need to write some VB/VBA tool to do this cleanly. You may > be able to pull it off using IMAP tools. Turn IMAP on the MSES, and use an > IMAP server on the UNIX syste. You should then be able to use your favorite > scripting language to copy from one IMAP system to the other.
Look at the mailutil program that comes with the UW imap package. It's designed to do mass IMAP->IMAP transfers. So you could turn on IMAP on both sides and then use 'mailutil transfer' to move the mailbox hierarchies. -Deke -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
