Mail object migration
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- creating a new mail enabled object;
configuring a first forwarding mechanism on an old mail enabled object, said first forwarding mechanism configured to forward messages to a buffer;
configuring a second forwarding mechanism on said new mail enabled object, said second forwarding mechanism configured to forward messages to said old mail enabled object from said new mail object, wherein an undo mechanism is provided by said second forwarding mechanism, on said new mail enabled object, configured to forward messages to said old mail enabled object from said new mail object;
redirecting user access from said old mail enabled object to said new mail enabled object;
transferring at least some contents of said old mail enabled object to said new mail enabled object;
changing said first forwarding mechanism to forward messages to said new mail enabled object; and
forwarding contents of said buffer to said new mail enabled object.
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Abstract
A mail enabled object may be migrated from one hosting server to another by using a temporary buffer that may capture incoming mail during the migration operation. A new mail enabled object may be created and enabled on a target server, and the old mail object may be disabled and forwarded to a buffer that may collect incoming messages. While the buffer receives incoming messages, the contents of the old mail object may be copied to the new mail object. After verifying the transfer of the contents, the buffer may be released to forward any collected messages to the new mail object. The old mail object may then be cleaned up. The migration may be performed from one server to another, from one forest to another, and to and from a remotely hosted messaging service.
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13 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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creating a new mail enabled object; configuring a first forwarding mechanism on an old mail enabled object, said first forwarding mechanism configured to forward messages to a buffer; configuring a second forwarding mechanism on said new mail enabled object, said second forwarding mechanism configured to forward messages to said old mail enabled object from said new mail object, wherein an undo mechanism is provided by said second forwarding mechanism, on said new mail enabled object, configured to forward messages to said old mail enabled object from said new mail object; redirecting user access from said old mail enabled object to said new mail enabled object; transferring at least some contents of said old mail enabled object to said new mail enabled object; changing said first forwarding mechanism to forward messages to said new mail enabled object; and forwarding contents of said buffer to said new mail enabled object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable storage medium not comprising a propagated wave but comprising computer executable instructions configured to perform the method of:
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creating a new mail enabled object on a new mail server; configuring a first forwarding mechanism on said new mail enabled object, said first forwarding mechanism configured to forward messages to an old mail enabled object from said new mail object, wherein an undo mechanism is provided by said first forwarding mechanism, on said new mail enabled object, configured to forward messages to said old mail enabled object from said new mail object; configuring a second forwarding mechanism on said old mail enabled object, said second forwarding mechanism configured to forward messages to a buffer; transferring at least some contents of said old mail enabled object to said new mail enabled object and removing said first forwarding mechanism; changing said second forwarding mechanism to forward message to said new mail enabled object; and forwarding contents of said buffer to said new mail enabled object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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Specification