[ubuntu-uk] How to back up Dovecot IMAP?

[Chris Smith]

Andrew Oakley wrote:
> Chris Smith wrote:
>> Andrew Oakley wrote:
>>> First I would like to back up everything on the IMAP server.
>> I personally use rsnapshot [1] to backup my /var/mail folder which is
>  >> Then, how do I restore this to a clean install of Dovecot?
>  > Throw the directory structure back in at /var/mail and set up the
>  > configuration again.
> 
> Thanks - so basically there is no "magic" to Dovecot other than the 
> configuration file?
> 
> How does Dovecot know which mail belongs in which folders? Is this 
> metadata stored in the /var/mail/username file?
> 
> (I'm using Sendmail, if it matters)
> 

I'm afraid I do not know, I personally use Postfix and Maildir as the
format for my mailboxes.

Chris