Mail Migration (*administrator only)

You can migrate emails from external sources (e.g., Gmail or on-premises mail servers) to Synology MailPlus Server for centralized management.

Task Setup

At Server Management > Mail Migration > Create, you can create a mail migration task. See the following sections to learn how to set up a task.

To define general task settings:

Go to General to specify basic task information:

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To set up email and mailbox filters:

Go to Filter and specify which email messages and mailboxes to migrate:

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To receive migration notifications:

Go to Notification to set up the notification service to know each account's migration result.

To import the user list:

First, prepare a user list following the requirements below:

For example, if a user with a source account name "John" wants to migrate his emails to Synology MailPlus Server, and his account name of MailPlus Server is "John_new", he should type "John", the password for the source account, and "John_new" into grids one by one from left to right.

Then, you should have a valid user list like this:

John John's source account password John_new
Ann Ann's source account password Ann_new
Andrew Andrew's source account password Andrew_new
...
source_account_N source_account_N_password MailPlus_Server_account_N

Last, go to User List to import the user list and have it checked:

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Task Management

After a mail migration task is fully set up, you can manage it and view its status.

To view task status:

To view the task status, go to Server Management > Mail Migration. To see task summary and logs, click Information (the document icon).

To run a task:

  1. Go to Server Management > Mail Migration.
  2. Select a task and click Start.

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