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how to connect to mail by ip - openwebmail on linux server

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plawrie
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I provide IT support to a company. Ten years ago (or so) I set up Openwebmail on a linux server for them. Mail is accessed using a web browser (usually chrome) by IP - [IP address]/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail.pl This works internally 10.0.0.11/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail.pl and externally with their fixed ip address. They have now decided to move to gmail. I recall I moved another customer four or five years ago using thunderbird but I don't seem to be able to do it now. There isn't a domain name I can use, I am trying to use the above url without success. There are 10 users, I intend moving one at a time, so I have a username, but what server address should I use?

I provide IT support to a company. Ten years ago (or so) I set up Openwebmail on a linux server for them. Mail is accessed using a web browser (usually chrome) by IP - [IP address]/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail.pl This works internally 10.0.0.11/cgi-bin/openwebmail/openwebmail.pl and externally with their fixed ip address. They have now decided to move to gmail. I recall I moved another customer four or five years ago using thunderbird but I don't seem to be able to do it now. There isn't a domain name I can use, I am trying to use the above url without success. There are 10 users, I intend moving one at a time, so I have a username, but what server address should I use?

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Zenos
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Please explain: you're using gmail but don't know of a server address? This can't be vanilla gmail? How does this tie in with your openwebmail then?

plawrie
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Hi It is plain vanilla gmail I am migrating to. I have created the gmail account in thunderbird. The problem is that I can't connect to the mail on the linux server. The linux mail client is openwebmail, underneath it is fetchmail/sendmail. I need to find a way to access the mail (36Gb between 10 users) in order to transfer it to the new gmail accounts.

Matt
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jut insert the IP address into the relevant server name fields when creating the account. But the linux mail server MUST support IMAP or POP.