um fetchmail is your "friend" if you "know" the username/password of your lotus clients (or can take the lotus server and globaly reset the passwords to something you "know"... )
when run as root fetchmail has MANY neat options... you can set it up so that each new user account pops(or imaps) into the lotus notes server, grabs all the mail in the mail boxes, and restreams all messages to the new qmail smtp server... for delivery of the mailbox on the new mailserver vola in your new mailservers inbox will be all the emails works great... especially if you're migrating a large amount of clients we did this for a client last summer that had to move 20k clients from an old ISP server to a new inhouse server... took 6 hours (ok we had a PHAT pipe) we did it without requireing any administrative access to the original server. now there are a few stumbling blocks .. it helps if you "know" all the imap folders that people have sorted their mail into etc etc. or better yet tell the users to move any mail they want to save to "somedir" by migration date... it also helps if you don�t "accidently destroy source mail" in the process... (make sure you don�t have remove mail from server after pop set to YES) or you'll never be able to restart the process if something goes horribly wrong. it also is a wise idea to run a few tests on some throw away accounts (ok run LOTS of tests) when your ready to do it... block the lotus server from receiving any smtp or pop traffic except from your target box) x your fingers and throw the switch... it also helps if you throw that switch when no project managers, VPs, presidents, CEOs, CTOs, and administrative personel and other people who tend to worry, panic, or point out things like "its too simple it cant possibly work" are around, I recommend some time around 2am kenneth gf brown ceo shadowplay.net > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Borges [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: February 19, 2005 14:02 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [vchkpw] OT: Migration of Lotus Notes to Vpopmail > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Juan Enciso Conde�a wrote: > > | Hi list. > | > | I need migrate accounts and mailbox from Lotus Notes 5.0.1 to > | Qmail+Vpopmail. The accounts creation isn't problem, but my main > | problem is migrate the mailbox to maildir. The mailbox for > one user, > | in Lotus, is into a file xxxx.nsf (database Lotus). I need convert > | 1062 mailbox to Maildir. Somebody know how convert this? > | > > If at all possible: > a) Create all the accounts in the new server > b) Configure the imap client for both lotus notes and thenewserver > c) Have THE USERS copy and paste all the email they want to > the new server > d) Tell them they will loose all their old mail by X date if > they dont do this. > > > Thats the cheapest way. > > | If isn't possible convert directly the file nsf, I'm think > use imap > | migration tool http://migrationtool.sourceforge.net/ but I > never use > | this tool > | > | Somebody has some experience using tools like to fetchmail, > | migrationtool, or others? > | > | Any suggestion is been thankful > | > | Bye friends > | > | *Juan Enciso Conde�a* �rea de Operaciones */Qnet Soluciones > | Tecnol�gicas/* Av. Paseo de la Rep�blica 4675 - Lima 34 Telf: (511) > | 241-4122 Anexo 2244 Fax: (511) 446-8135 */www.qnet.com.pe/* > | <http://www.qnet.com.pe > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFCF5sbHRtXdlKYy3ERAvyeAJ0QxexiVesG6e1VBHfTMzQFKRoyZgCgjx0o > /N2VyPGNqV7fty9D/XSVT4g= > =wncA > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1002 (20050218) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.nod32.com > >
