[TriLUG] Retrieve emails from old server

[Steve Litt via TriLUG]

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:34:50 -0400
John Mitchell via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> 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

I was once faced with a similar but different situation. I chose IMAP
plus Dovecot as a solution, but there were missteps. Here's the story:

http://troubleshooters.com/lpm/201202/201202.htm

SteveT

Steve Litt 
July 2019 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques
     of the Successful Technologist
http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques