YAHOO-GMAIL-IMAP

Overview

This document contains parameter details required when submitting a request to migrate data using LegacyFlo.
Select YAHOO-GMAIL-IMAP request type to migrate data from YAHOO to GMAIL using IMAP.
In the YAHOO-GMAIL-IMAP request type, YAHOO will be the source and GMAIL will be destination.
Email data from YAHOO accounts will be migrated to GMAIL accounts.
Make sure you have performed preparation steps on the YAHOO and GMAIL server mentioned in the topic Migrate email data between mail platforms.

Preparation for Gmail Accounts

Before migrating the historical data from a GSuite mailbox using the less secure access method, the end-user has to enable the less secure apps access as given in the steps below:

Users should enable access for less secured apps in Gmail Account Setting
Users should confirm the setting in the email received from Google Support
Configure Gmail for sharing or sync

Step A: End users should enable access for less secured apps in Gmail

Log in to to Gmail account
Go to Google Account > Sign in & Security option
Choose the Apps with account access option
Turn On the option Allow less secure apps

Step C: User should confirm the access

If the user receives an email from Google support with subject Review Blocked sign-in attempt, the user should be asked to do as follows:

Open the mail
Click Secure your account
Skip all the steps and navigate to Disable access for less secured apps section and turn On the Access for less secure apps

Step D: Configure Gmail for sharing or sync

Source information (YAHOO)

FIELD NAME	DESCRIPTION	SAMPLE VALUE
User ID	User id on Yahoo domain whose data needs to be imported (Note: The id should not contain the domain name.)	"john"
Domain	Source domain on Yahoo	"baya.com"
Password	Password of the user on the Yahoo domain	Note: Passwords cannot contain special characters mentioned in the list given here. Update the password before submitting the request.
Server	IP address or host name of the domain on Yahoo	"imap.mail.yahoo.com"
Port	Port on the source server for connection	"993"

Note:
When syncing email data from a mailbox on Yahoo, All Mail folders and its contents will be synced. This ensures that all mail (except the ones moved to the Trash or Spam folders) from the account are synced without any duplicates.

Source Filter information

Filter by date range

FIELD NAME	DESCRIPTION	SAMPLE VALUE
Since (YYYY-MM-DD)	Start date from which to sync mail. The mail transacted AFTER the start date and BEFORE the end date will be synced.	2019-01-01
Before (YYYY-MM-DD)	End date till which to sync mail. The mail transacted AFTER the start date and BEFORE the end date will be synced.	2019-02-01

Filter by folder

FIELD NAME	DESCRIPTION	SAMPLE VALUE
Folder	The folder in the source account which you want to sync. Note: The contents of the folder and all it's sub-folders will be synced.	meetings/jun 2019 To migrate data from a specific folder specify exact folder name or path. Use "/" slash as a separator. For example, gmail-imap-4oct. meetings/jun 2019 Folder name should not contain characters pipe (\|) and double quote (") in it. The contents of the folder and all it's sub-folders will be synced.

FIELD NAME

DESCRIPTION

SAMPLE VALUE

Folder

The folder in the source account which you want to sync.

Note: The contents of the folder and all it's sub-folders will be synced.

meetings/jun 2019

To migrate data from a specific folder specify exact folder name or path. Use "/" slash as a separator. For example, gmail-imap-4oct. meetings/jun 2019
Folder name should not contain characters pipe (|) and double quote (") in it.
The contents of the folder and all it's sub-folders will be synced.

Destination information (GMAIL)

FIELD NAME	DESCRIPTION	SAMPLE VALUE
User ID	The user id on the Gmail. (Note: The id should not contain the domain name.)	"john"
Domain	Destination domain on Gmail	"baya-com"
Password	Password of the user on Gmail	Note: Passwords cannot contain special characters mentioned in the list given here. Update the password before submitting the request.
Server	Hostname for the domain	"imap.gmail.com"
Port	Port on the destination server for connection	"993"
Folder	Name of the destination folder to be created in the account. Mail will be imported in this folder. DO NOT use any reserved folder name on Gmail.	"Data27092018" Note: When submitting two or more requests to import data to the same destination mailbox, it is recommended to choose a different destination folder for each request. The reports generated at the end of a request enlist all the mail available in the folder imported using previous requests.

Other Information

FIELD NAME	DESCRIPTION	SAMPLE VALUE (TO UPLOAD TO VAULTASTIC)
Send report to mail id	Email address which will get the notifications	"postmaster@baya.com"

Want to submit multiple jobs using CSV?

To upload multiple jobs using a CSV, create a CSV file with a list of all the users and other details required to upload data.