{"id":3971,"date":"2015-09-09T08:30:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xmission.com\/blog\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2018-04-12T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:26:08","slug":"migrate-your-email-from-google-apps-to-zimbra-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xmission.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/09\/migrate-your-email-from-google-apps-to-zimbra-collaboration","title":{"rendered":"Migrate your Email from Google Apps to Zimbra Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today’s Email Admin Tip we reveal\u00a0how you can migrate email\u00a0from Google Apps to Zimbra Collaboration<\/a> at XMission.<\/p>\n

\"email-migration-to-zimbra\"Utilizing a command line software tool called IMAPSync and\u00a0OAuth<\/a>\u00a0authentication, you can migrate your email data between Google’s mail servers and XMission’s Zimbra mail servers. Currently, Google Apps supports use of OAuth and the following documentation links provide instruction on how to\u00a0migrate email using OAuth v1<\/a>\u00a0or with\u00a0OAuth v2<\/a>. But don’t go there yet. Take just a few minutes to read this entire article and the technical documentation on the wiki\u00a0before starting the process.<\/p>\n

Note: This requires moderate\u00a0to advanced technical skills.<\/p>\n

What is IMAPSync<\/a>?<\/strong>
\nIMAPSync is a command line software tool that allows incremental and recursive transfers from one email box to another over IMAP. The tool compares source and destination hosts, and will copy any messages not on the destination server from the host server. It can be run more than once without resulting in multiple copies of messages.<\/p>\n

What is OAuth<\/a>?<\/strong>
\nOAuth\u00a0is an open standard for authorization\u00a0which provides client applications access to server resources on behalf of a resource owner. It can do so in such a way as to not share the individual users’s\u00a0credentials.<\/p>\n

The transition process away from Google Apps is a multiphase endeavor.<\/p>\n

You will need to address migration of your email, contacts, calendars, documents, and tasks, along with changing DNS and\/or MX records.<\/p>\n

While there are many ways to migrate email, this post covers the most commonly utilized method. Consider this a suggested outline and feel free to contact XMission with any questions about the transition process.<\/p>\n

Typical email transition from Google Apps to XMission Zimbra:<\/strong><\/p>\n

PLAN IT!<\/strong>\u00a0Review the existing accounts you have and clean out the cruft. Consider\u00a0the best way to move the mail for your organization. \u00a0Identify if you want to move everything all at once or only portions of the organization in a staged migration. Test your plan with a few accounts, then\u00a0set benchmarks required to meet the transition date.<\/p>\n

Tips:<\/p>\n