Hi,
I hope list members will forgive my impudence: Leaving the
list for a few months, then coming back asking big questions.
Anyway: I'm looking at migrating an existing (outsourced)
webmail system for a client. I need to migrate:
- Messages (often arranged into folders by the mailbox
owner)
- Settings (vacation message turned on etc.)
- Address books
This is obviously not so straightforward as just moving from
one POP3 style system to another, since more than just
the messages need to be transferred. I'm currently looking
at 2 possibilities,
- Get the outsourcer to provide my client with IMAP
facilities, which could then permit me to replicate the
messages and folders by using IMAP tools.
- Using a tool to replicate html at both sides, putting
hooks into the target side to actually change settings
rather than recreate a web page that looks the same
(but doesn't set the users settings).
I'd anticipate using both of these tools together, or perhaps
just the second tool. The second tool might use something
like Expect. XML has also been mentioned.
That's as far as my thought processes have got, and I am
feeling out of my depth, so I'd appreciate any input from
list members if they've done anything like this themselves,
or have other approaches to the problem, or can suggest
specific tools that may help.
Big question! Sorry people.
cheers,
Andrew.
