[TriLUG] Retrieve emails from old server

[Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG]

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019, John Mitchell via TriLUG wrote:

need more information.

o how much access do you have to the old and new machines? Do you have a shell 
account? Can you rsync/tar the mail directories from old to new before you fire 
up the new MTA?

Joe

> I admin (web site & email) a site for a small company. I just moved
> everything to a new provider for them, we're up and running ok (the old
> provider had a meltdown).
>  My question is how can I pull the emails from the old server? I have all
> the passwords and names, I'm just not familiar with a process to pull them.
> I considered using a client (like claws-mail), setting it up for one user,
> connecting and receiving. Is this feasible or a better way is to do???
>
> john mitchell

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