imapsync

synchronizes IMAP mailboxes between servers

TLDR

Sync mailboxes

$ imapsync --host1 [src] --user1 [user] --password1 [pass] --host2 [dst] --user2 [user] --password2 [pass]

Dry run

$ imapsync --dry --host1 [src] --user1 [user] ...

Exclude folders

$ imapsync --exclude "Trash|Spam" --host1 [src] ...

SSL connections

$ imapsync --ssl1 --ssl2 --host1 [src] ...

Delete source after sync

$ imapsync --delete1 --host1 [src] ...

imapsync synchronizes IMAP mailboxes between servers. It copies emails, folders, and flags from source to destination.The tool handles mail migrations and backups. It supports incremental sync, filtering, and various authentication methods.

PARAMETERS

--host1 HOST

Source IMAP server.

--user1 USER

Source username.

--password1 PASS

Source password.

--host2 HOST

Destination server.

--user2 USER

Destination username.

--dry

Dry run mode.

--ssl1, --ssl2

Use SSL.

--help

Display help information.

INSTALL

sudo dnf install imapsync

sudo pacman -S imapsync

brew install imapsync

nix profile install nixpkgs#imapsync

CAVEATS

Can be slow for large mailboxes. Memory usage scales with size. Commercial version available.

HISTORY

imapsync was created by Gilles Lamiral for IMAP mailbox migration and synchronization.