Rackspace provides both Exchange and IMAP email accounts. Depending on which type of accounts you have, it may be required that you include user passwords in your migration configuration. Rackspace ExchangeWhen migrating from Rackspace Exchange, it is recommended you create a support ticket with Rackspace requesting they configure the Impersonation role on your admin account.… […]
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Report-only Migration
This choice allows you to create a report of the source account without actually migrating email data to a target. This report will inventory and then list the folder, email, and attachment totals within each account. You may also change the report to include each folder name and subtotals by folder. RequirementsMicrosoft Excel is required… […]
Thunderbird / Netscape Considerations
Thunderbird, Netscape, and Mozilla email messages are stored inside a folder file commonly known as an MBOX file. Each folder file contains all the messages for that given folder. The folder file doesn’t contain a file extension, but an associated index file will contain a file extension. This index file has the same name as… […]
Transend Transport Considerations
The Transend Transport conversion choice is a database created by Transend Corporation, and it is created for the purpose of performing a two step migration, or for data storage. It contains all the data and attachments from a single migration, and its size limit is 4 GB.The Transend Transport file isn’t part of an email… […]
vCalendar VCS/ICS Considerations
A vCalendar (VCS/ICS) file is a text file containing calendar information. It is supported as an input source by Microsoft Outlook, and as both input and output by several other calendar systems. Many IMAP or POP3 based email systems import or export calendars in the ICS or VCS format, so choose this format if you… […]
vCard VCF Considerations
Transend Migration Console converts Electronic Business Cards also known as VCard / VCF. The vCard is a single file containing contact information about a specific individual or business. Normally, this information is kept within a contact list or address book, but that information can be exported to a vCard file. Many IMAP or POP3 based… […]
Amazon WorkMail Considerations
Transend uses delegation to perform an administrative migration to Amazon WorkMail, whereby only the administrator’s password needs to be supplied. AuthenticationLog in to the WorkMail administrator’s console. Under Organization Settings | Mailbox Migration, press the Edit button and select a user who will be authorized to perform migrations. Server Name The default value that Transend… […]
EWS Basic Authentication Options
Basic Authentication has been deprecated by Microsoft and replaced with Modern Authentication. However, in some cases you may still use Basic Authentication during migration.Basic Authentication relies on sending usernames and passwords — often stored on or saved to the device — with every request, increasing the security risks. Basic Authentication options: Impersonation Delegation […]
Microsoft Exchange 2010 – 2019 (EWS) Considerations
Transend supports migrating to or from Exchange versions 2010 – 2019 via Exchange Web Services (EWS). AuthenticationWhen performing a migration of bulk users using admin credentials (a service account so that you don’t need end-user passwords), you will need to use Basic Authentication: Basic Authentication Impersonation Delegation Assign an Application Impersonation role to your migration… […]
Microsoft Exchange 2003 – 2007 (MAPI) Considerations
When migrating from legacy versions of Microsoft Exchange (2003 – 2007), Transend will use the Outlook API and usually MAPI to connect to the Exchange Server or read the PST file. AuthenticationThe account you use to perform a migration must be an active member of the domain you are converting from or to. This AD… […]