dovecot - Oct 2011 - Configuring mbox and maildir formats - dovecot-1.2.15

I am transitioning an existing server from using exclusively mbox, to 
being able to support both mbox and then fully maildir formats.

I need to support the mbox format until I can get everyone switched over 
to maildir.

What do I need to to use in the config of /etc/dovecot.conf to support 
the default of mbox, and then the new Maildir format (users will get 
upgraded individually from mbox to Maildir, and need to be upgraded).

Thank you.


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Albert E. Whale, CHS CISA CISSP
Senior Technology & Security Director
*ABS Computer Technology, Inc. *
412-635-7488 ext 100
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on 10/27/2011 12:52 PM Albert E. Whale spake the
following:
> I am transitioning an existing server from using exclusively mbox, to being
> able to support both mbox and then fully maildir formats.
>
> I need to support the mbox format until I can get everyone switched over to
> maildir.
>
> What do I need to to use in the config of /etc/dovecot.conf to support the
> default of mbox, and then the new Maildir format (users will get upgraded
> individually from mbox to Maildir, and need to be upgraded).
>
> Thank you.
>
>
When I did it, the automatic detection seemed to work OK. The only problem I 
had was because I used procmail for delivery. I had to have a custom 
procmailrc for each user as I did their migration. For each user, when you 
finish their migration, you have to rename their ~/mail folder to not show 
dupes. In my case as soon as there was a ~/Maildir folder, dovecot started 
using it and made new indexes.