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<title>Imapsync: an IMAP migration tool ( release <!--#exec cmd="cat ./VERSION"--> )</title>
<meta name="generator" content="Bluefish 1.0.7"/>
<meta name="author" content="Gilles LAMIRAL"/>
<meta name="date" content="2012-12-24T01:58:51+0100"/>
<meta name="date" content="2013-01-16T11:02:15+0100"/>
<meta name="copyright" content="None"/>
<meta name="keywords" content="imap, transfert, migration"/>
<meta name="description" content="imap migration tool"/>
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<ul class="none">
<li>Buy <a href="#buy_source"><b>imapsync source code</b></a> (any OS)</li>
<li>Buy <a href="#buy_exe"><b>standalone win32</b></a> <b>imapsync.exe</b> (also <b>works on win64</b>)</li>
<li>Buy <b>full professional</b> <a href="#buy_support">imapsync <b>support</b></a> to succeed your migration</li>
<li>Buy <b>full professional</b> <a href="#buy_support">imapsync <b>support</b></a> to successfully perform your migration</li>
<li>Are your <a href="#imap_server_success">imap servers <b>supported</b></a> by imapsync?</li>
</ul>
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<h2>What is imapsync?</h2>
<p><b>imapsync</b> software is a command line tool allowing incremental and
<p><b>imapsync</b> software is a command line tool that allows incremental and
recursive <b>IMAP</b> transfers from one mailbox to another, both anywhere on the internet
or in your local network. "Incremental" means you can stop the transfer at any time
and restart it later efficiently. "Recursive" means all folders hierarchy can be copied.
"Command line" means it's not a graphical tool, imapsync on Windows has to be run in a DOS box
or in your local network.
"Incremental" means you can stop the transfer at any time
and restart it later efficiently.
"Recursive" means the complete folders hierarchy can be copied.
"Command line" means it's not a graphical tool, on Windows you have to run imapsync in a DOS box
(cmd.exe) or from a <a href="#DOC_BASIC">batch file</a>.
</p>
<p><b>imapsync</b> is useful for imap account <b>migration</b> or imap account <b>backup</b>.
<p>
The purpose of imapsync is to <b>migrate</b> imap accounts or to <b>backup</b> imap accounts.
</p>
<p><b>imapsync</b> is <b>not adequate</b> for maintaining two active imap accounts
in synchronization where the user plays independently on both sides.
<p>
<b>imapsync</b> is not suitable for maintaining a synchronization between two active imap accounts while the user
is working on both sides.
Use <a href="https://github.com/nicolas33/offlineimap"><b>offlineimap</b></a> (written by John Goerzen)
or <a href="http://isync.sourceforge.net/"><b>mbsync</b></a> (written by Michael R. Elkins)
for <b>2 ways synchronizations</b>.
for <b>bidirectionnal (2 ways) synchronizations</b>.
</p>
<p>Alternatives to imapsync are listed in the <a href="#similar"><b>Similar softwares</b></a> section.
</p>
<h2><a id="NUMBERS"></a>Some numbers for 2011 and 2012</h2>
<h2><a id="NUMBERS"></a>Facts and figures for 2011 and 2012</h2>
<ul>
<li>Number of <b>imapsync users</b> per month: between <b>3000 and 4000 </b>users
(34000 users a year)</li>
<li><b>3000 to 4000 </b>users (34000 users a year)</li>
<li>Number of <b>imapsync transfers</b> between
<b>5 and 25 millions mailboxes </b>transfers per month,
<li><b>5 to 25 millions mailboxes </b>transfers per month,
total is 93 millions for 2011, 90 millions for 2012.</li>
<li>Percentage between <b>operating systems</b> users running imapsync:
<li><b>Operating systems</b> run by imapsync users:
<ul>
<li><b>Linux: 67 %</b></li>
<li><b>Win32: 16 %</b></li>
<li><b>Darwin: 9 %</b></li>
<li>FreeBSD: 7 %</li>
<li>Solaris: 0.3 %</li>
<li>OpenBSD: 0.03 %</li>
<li>Other: 0.67 %</li>
<li><b>Linux: 67%</b></li>
<li><b>Win32: 16%</b></li>
<li><b>Darwin: 9%</b></li>
<li>FreeBSD: 7%</li>
<li>Solaris: 0.3%</li>
<li>OpenBSD: 0.03%</li>
<li>Other: 0.67%</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><b>Biggest user usage</b>: about <b>21 millions</b> of IMAP mailbox transfers (in one month)</li>
<li><b>Highest use rate</b>: about <b>21 millions</b> of IMAP mailbox transfers (in a single month)</li>
</ul>
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<li><b>1.518</b></li>
<li><b>Bug fix</b>: When identtifying with header, change tabulations to spaces
(Gmail bug on with "Received:" on multilines).</li>
(Gmail bug with "Received:" header on multilines).</li>
<li><b>Bug fix</b>: Bugfix. Automatic --nocheckmessageexists when --noabletosearch is set.</li>
</ul>
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<h2><a id="DOC_BASIC"></a>Simple transfer on Windows</h2>
<p>
See <b><a href="./examples/imapsync_example.bat">imapsync_example.bat</a></b>
batch file example that you can easily adapt with your parameters.
Batch file example <b><a href="./examples/imapsync_example.bat">imapsync_example.bat</a></b>
that you can easily adapt with your parameters.
</p>
<h2><a id="DOC_MASS"></a>Massive transfers (many mailboxes)</h2>
<p>
In order to migrate many mailboxes a good way is to use a loop over a csv
file containing only the data credentials.
A example of this file is <b><a href="./examples/file.txt">file.txt</a></b>,
it can be used by the two following command scripts.<br/>
In order to migrate many mailboxes, you should use a loop over a csv
file containing only the data credentials.
An example of this file is <b><a href="./examples/file.txt">file.txt</a></b>,
it can be used with the two following command scripts.<br/>
On Windows, see <b><a href="./examples/sync_loop_windows.bat">sync_loop_windows.bat</a></b>
batch example.<br/>
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</p>
<p>
<b>+ Two years</b> of imapsync <b>updates</b> without extra payment.<br/>
<b>+ Lifetime</b> of imapsync <b>updates</b> without extra payment.<br/>
<b>+ 30 days money-back guarantee!</b> (any reason qualifies)<br/>
<b>+</b> Standalone <b>imapsync.exe</b>.<br/>
</p>
<p>
Payment by Paypal account and credit card accepted. <br/>
Price <b>42 EUR</b> is equal to around <b>50 USD</b>,
Price <b>42 EUR</b> is equal to around <b>55 USD</b>,
no problem to pay in USD (or any currency) via paypal:
</p>
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</p>
</form>
<p>You will receive a <b>download link just after</b> the payment.<br/>
<p>You will receive a <b>download link just after</b> the payment from gilles.lamiral@laposte.net (can fall in Spam folder sometimes).<br/>
You will also receive a gpg signed <b>invoice</b> within <b>a few days by email</b>.<br/>
Please give a <b>delivery postal address where the invoice will be needed</b>
(your company for example), since reedit is not easy (and forbidden by law).
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</p>
<p>
<b>+ Two years</b> of imapsync <b>updates</b> without extra payment.<br/>
<b>+ Lifetime</b> of imapsync <b>updates</b> without extra payment.<br/>
<b>+ 30 days money-back guarantee!</b> (any reason qualifies)<br/>
<b>+</b> Source code of <b>imapsync</b>.<br/>
</p>
<p>
Payment by Paypal account and credit card accepted. <br/>
Price <b>42 EUR</b> is equal to around <b>50 USD</b>,
Price <b>42 EUR</b> is equal to around <b>55 USD</b>,
no problem to pay in USD (or any currency) via paypal:
</p>
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</p>
</form>
<p>You will receive a download link <b>just after</b> the payment.<br/>
<p>You will receive a download link <b>just after</b> the payment, from gilles.lamiral@laposte.net (can fall in Spam folder sometimes).<br/>
You will also receive a gpg signed <b>invoice</b> within <b>a few days by email</b>.<br/>
Please give a <b>delivery postal address where the invoice will be needed</b>
(your company for example), since reedit is not easy (and forbidden by law).
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</p>
<p>
Payment by Paypal account and credit card accepted. <br/>
90 EUR is equal to around <b>110 USD</b>,
90 EUR is equal to around <b>120 USD</b>,
no problem to pay in USD (or any currency) with paypal:
</p>
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</p>
</form>
<p>You will also receive a gpg signed <b>invoice</b> within <b>a few days by email</b>.<br/>
<p>You will receive instructions to contact me <b>just after</b> the payment, from gilles.lamiral@laposte.net (can fall in Spam folder sometimes).<br/>
You will also receive a gpg signed <b>invoice</b> within <b>a few days by email</b>.<br/>
Please give a <b>delivery postal address where the invoice will be needed</b>
(your company for example), since reedit is not easy (and forbidden by law).
</p>
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<a href="CREDITS">CREDITS</a> file.
</p>
<p>What you can do with imapsync is listed in <a href="COPYING">COPYING</a>.
<p>What you're allowed to do with imapsync is listed in the <a href="LICENSE">LICENSE</a> file (well worth it).
</p>
<h2><a id="MAILING-LIST"></a>The imapsync mailing list</h2>
<p>
The public mailing-list may be the best way to get free support.<br/>
The public mailing-list may be the best way to get free and gratis support (not as quick as the professional support).<br/>
You can write to the mailing-list even if you're not subscribed to it.<br/>
In that case you will receive a confirmation message each time you post (to avoid spam).
</p>
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<ul>
<li>DBMail 0.9, 2.0.7 (GPL). But most other DBMail releases are supported (see below)</li>
<li><b>Hotmail</b> since hotmail.com does not provide IMAP access</li>
<li>Imail 7.04 (maybe).</li>
<li>MailEnable 1.54 (Proprietary) but MailEnable 4.23 is supported. </li>
<li>(2011) <b>MDaemon 12.0.3</b> as <b>host2</b>
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<li>Rockliffe Mailsite 5.3.11, 4.5.6 (<a href="http://www.mailsite.com/">http://www.mailsite.com/</a>) </li>
<li>Samsung Contact IMAP server 8.5.0 </li>
<li>Scalix v10.1, 10.0.1.3, 11.0.0.431, 11.4.6 (<a href="http://www.scalix.com/">http://www.scalix.com/</a>) </li>
<li>SmarterMail, Smarter Mail 5.0 Enterprise, Smarter Mail 5.5 [host1]. (<a href="http://www.smartertools.com/">http://www.smartertools.com/</a>) </li>
<li>SmarterMail, Smarter Mail 5.0 Enterprise, Smarter Mail 5.5 [host1], SmarterMail Professional 10.2 [host1]. (<a href="http://www.smartertools.com/">http://www.smartertools.com/</a>) </li>
<li>Softalk Workgroup Mail 7.6.4 [host1] (<a href="http://www.softalkltd.com/products/download_wm_v7.asp">http://www.softalkltd.com/products/download_wm_v7.asp</a>).</li>
<li>SunONE Messaging server 5.2, 6.0 (SUN JES - Java Enterprise System) (<a href="http://www.oracle.com/">http://www.oracle.com/</a>) </li>
<li>Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.2-2.05, 6.2-7.05, 6.3 (<a href="http://www.oracle.com/">http://www.oracle.com/</a>) </li>
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