[Pkg-exim4-users] server upgrade/migration

[Chuck Peters]

Someone on the exim users lists just asked about this sort of thing
and I am wondering if it is ok to just copy /var/spool/exim4.  This is
not an upgrade of exim4, both servers are running exim4 4.67-5build1,
aka standard ubuntu gutsy 7.10 release.

Johann Spies wrote:
> When replacing a mail server, what is the best way to get rid of the
> emails in the queue of the old server?
> Is it wise to copy the contents of /var/spool/exim4 from the old one
> to the new one?

Graeme Fowler replied:
No, not really - you might have changed db formats, for example, so the
hints databases may no longer work properly. I'm sure there are other
things too.


Thanks,
Chuck