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Importing a mailbox

The import takes over an existing mailbox from another provider over IMAP. Messages are copied along with the folder structure.

The import with its form and the list of runsThe import with its form and the list of runs

It runs in the background

Section titled “It runs in the background”

That is the most important property: the import keeps running even if you close the page or sign out. A large mailbox takes time, and you do not have to sit and watch. The imports list shows the state of each run.

What the import does not bring along

Section titled “What the import does not bring along”

Messages and folders are copied. What is not taken over are the things belonging to the old provider that work differently there: filter rules, signatures, vacation notices and address books. You set those up here again, see filters, signatures and contacts.

Switching over afterwards

Section titled “Switching over afterwards”

The import copies, it does not redirect. For new mail to arrive here, the MX record of the domain has to point at regfish. Whether it does is answered by the mail check in the dash.