Raqbackup.sh still works well:
http://www.neuhaus-internet.de/cobalt/raqbackup/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Dory [mailto:jdory (at mark) nomealaska.org]
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:59 PM
> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
> Subject: [coba-e:11308] Re: how to move mail spools over from raq to MSI
> server
>
> Jim Dory wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Thanks Larry and Gerald - you guys are a great resource.
> >
> > Yes, the mail moved with the cmuImport. However, due to several
> > problems I was unable to immediately put the new server in service. It
> > has been two days of new mail on the old server now which is still in
> > service, so the two servers are no longer in sync mail-wise. Sorry I
> > wasn't more clear. I am hoping I can just copy the mail files over to
> > the new by hand now. On the old server, it looks like the mailboxes
> > are files that are named after the user. On the new, it is mbox. So I
> > can just do a (from new server):
> > scp root@oldserver:old/home/spool/mail/<user1>
> > /home/sites/*/users/<user1>/mbox
> > for each user whose mailbox has changed and it should work. I think it
> > will only be for possibly less than half a dozen users, as most
> > download to their pc's.
> >
> > thanks, Jim
> >
>
> Ok, I just went ahead and did this. I had to re-chown and re-chmod the
> files because I screwed up the copy but otherwise I think it is working.
>
> Now I have to figure out slightly new ways of working - cgi no longer
> likes the admin user but I think I have that one figured out. I'll look
> through the archives and figure out why it now chokes on .htaccess but I
> assume it will be easy to find the answer. And also have to research how
> you back up the mail/mysql/webpage stuff on these bluequartz (I'm
> assuming no raqbackup.sh?) but sure I'll find that with google.
>
> cheers, Jim
>
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