moving maildir files

[mdschloss]

What's the best way to migrate a dozen email accounts from our former host to bluehost? They're both maildir. This is my plan:

1. Create mail accounts on the new server with the same names/passwords
2. Through ftp, copy everyones folders from the old server to the new server
3. Change the nameserver to point to the IP of the new server

Will this work? Why do the cur tmp and new folders all seem empty?

Thanks, Matt

[charlesgan]

if you are moving the BH. As i know in cpanel, there is a feature of site backup. everything will be copy, site setting, addon domain and email as well. you can move this backup to BH.

for email only backup. afraid there is no feature for that only. and is good to get advice from BH support directly. send a ticket to BH for help
http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/kb/index.php?x=&mod_id=4&q=27

[mdschloss]

it looks like the full site backup doesn't copy saved emails and email account information. are you sure? BH says they don't support email migration, so I'm on my own.

[charlesgan]

i run a double check just now..
here is the log i get


pkgacct started.
pkgacct version 4.2 - running with uid 0
using time::hires for speedups
Copying Reseller Config...Done
Copying SSL Certificates, CSRS, and Keys...Done
Copying Mail files....Done
Copying frontpage files....Done
Copying proftpd file....Done
Copying www logs.............
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Done
Grabbing mysql dbs............
Done
Grabbing mysql privs...Done
Grabbing PostgreSQL databases............
Done
Grabbing PostgreSQL privileges...Done
Copying mailman lists....Done
Copying mailman archives....Done
Copying homedir....Done
Copying cpuser file.......Done
Copying crontab file.......Done
Copying quota info.......Done


seem like the mail files is backup.. and even the mailman mailing list & archieve is backup as well.

[areidmtm]

He's talking about migrating his mail from another server not at bluehost

There isn't support to copy emails and email addresses from another host to bluehost. You will have to backup your emails and re-add the email address manually.

[mdschloss]

Thanks for the advice.

My former host uses the same cpanel software, so the backup might work.
However, I plan to do it manually, but i'm not sure if it will work, and if it doesn't, then I won't know what to do.

Wish me luck...