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amsmailtool(8)            BSD System Manager's Manual           amsmailtool(8)

NAME
     amsmailtool -- Mac OS X Server mail migration tool.

SYNOPSIS
     amsmailtool [-source <path>] [-destination <path>]
     amsmailtool [-migrate.10.1] [-source <path>] [-destination <path>]
     amsmailtool [-migrate.10.2] [-source <path>] [-destination <path>]

DESCRIPTION
     The amsmailtool is used to migrate existing Apple Mail Services (AMS) 10.1 & 10.2  Mail Databases to
     the current Cyrus mail data format.  By default, amsmailtool will scan the default AMS mail database
     location, /Library/AppleMailServer/ first for a 10.2 mail database and then for a 10.1 amd then migrate
     mail to the defalut destintion /var/spool/imap/ for the first database it finds.  The tool will match
     user's short names from the existing database and match them to the current directory to create new
     user mail accounts.

OPTIONS
     The following options are available:

     -source  Use this option to specify an alternate source location for the AMS mail database.

     -destination
              Use this option to specify an alternate destination location for migrated mail.

     -migrate.10.1
              Specify to migrate form a 10.1 AMS mail database only

     -migrate.10.2
              Specify to migrate form a 10.2 AMS mail database only

FILES & DIRECTORIES
     /usr/bin/cyrus/tools/amsmailtool  AMS Mail Tool
     /Library/AppleMailServer/         Default sourec directory
     /var/spool/imap/
     Default destination directory

Mac OS X Server                   May 5, 2003                  Mac OS X Server