On 2022-05-19 22:13, Phil Stracchino wrote:
On 5/19/22 19:25, Jim Garrison wrote:
I am migrating an ancient mail server running 2.6.6 to a new host
running postfix 3.5.6. This is a simple setup with just a handful of
users and no complications like virtual mailboxes.
Simple question: Is it as easy as copying the /var/spool/mail/[user]
file and ~/mail directory to the new host for each user? I.e. is the
mbox format used still the same, or will I run into incompatibilities?
Your main concern here is the proper ownership and permissions of the
relevant files and directories.
mbox is mbox is mbox. The whole point of standards is that they are
standard.
(Of course, it's also said that the wonderful thing about standards is
that there are so many to choose from.)
Don't sweat it, it'll Just Work.
It's also perhaps worth mentioning that Postfix has nothing to to with
mail once it has been delivered. This question should have been sent
to a mailing list for the unstated IMAP server.
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