Category: Linux

  • Copying Mail using Imapsync

    Mail can be copied between IMAP servers using a graphical client such as Outlook or Thunderbird. However, these tend to be quite unreliable, often resulting in duplicates or missing messages. An alternative is to use the imapsync script. For example, the following command copies all your mail from Fred’s INBOX folder at example.com to the…

  • Virtualbox Guest Additions in Fedora 16

    VirtualBox compiles kernel modules against the running kernel. This means you should update your system before you start as otherwise the Guest Additions will stop working when you upgrade in the future. yum clean all yum update I recommend doing this in a virtual terminal of the guest machine (press CTRL-ALT-F2) as in graphical mode…