[HLUG] Archiving dead users email accounts

[Tom English]

With symbiosis I'm 99% certain you can delete the "password" file for a
mailbox. That should stop anyone logging in to the account. 

Tom. 

On 2014-10-22 21:04, Julian Robbins wrote: 

> Hello Keith
> 
> I was in a bit of a rush when I described the issue. ;-)
> 
> Yes imapsync isn't open source but there is this repo available
> https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync [4] where the code does appear to be open.
> 
> My other problem is that it may not be very easy to get the passwords for
> these accounts but I guess as you suggest if I just tar and zip the mails
> then the password is only required as and when if ever required
> 
> I will be using Symbiosis for the host with Bytemark to enable a fellow
> member of staff to administer on occasion if required.
> 
> Quick question :- I was considering just using imapsync (which is a great
> tool by the way) to copy the unused accounts and find a way to 'disable'
> the accounts for now if possible but cannot see if this is possible. Any
> thoughts ?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Julian ( at the LUG meeting)
> On 22 Oct 2014 20:42, "Keith Edmunds" <kae at midnighthax.com> wrote:
> 
>> Julian, you're confusing an access protocol (IMAP) with a mailbox storage technique. Generally speaking, Dovecot stores mail in maildir format, but it certainly doesn't have to. Let's assume that that's what you're using on your new server. Maildir means that each message is stored in separate file under a directory tree usually rooted at ~/Maildir (it can be any name, but that's a typical one). So, if you copy all the mail using imapsync, you can then tar (or otherwise bundle up) all those unused accounts. Incidentally, there's a certain irony in your request for an open source solution: imapsync is not open source. -- Linux for Web Devlopers - 15 Mistakes to Avoid: http://goo.gl/2SKjYL [1] "You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." -- Herefordshire LUG mailing list Web: http://www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk [2] List: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire [3]

 

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