Autonomous configuration of email clients during email server migration
Systems and methods are provided for automatically configuring an email client during a migration process. An client-side assistant can be deployed to an end-user's computer via a migration platform. After being deployed to a particular client computer, the client-side assistant can be configured to obtain user information to identify the end-user associated with the client computer. After identifying the end-user, destination system information regarding the end-user can be pushed to client computer for inclusion in new configuration information for the email client. Before generating the new configuration information, user credential for logging into the source system can be obtained. The client-side assistant can be configured to cause the destination system to confirm this credential. After generating the new configuration information, the client-side assistant can instruct the client-side assistant to use the new configuration information to at a specific time and date.
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating electronic mail clients to migrate from a first source system to a first destination system, the electronic mail clients including a first electronic mail client and a mail assistant application executing on a first computing system, the method comprising:
sending, by the mail assistant application, one or more requests to receive user credential information including a credential associated with a first user;
obtaining, by the mail assistant application, a credential associated with the first user for logging into the first source system based on received credential information;
logging, by the mail assistant application, into the first destination system or the first source system using the credential and an account of the first user at the first destination system to confirm the credential;
after a confirmation of the credential, generating, by the mail assistant application, first configuration information for automatically connecting the first electronic mail client to the first destination system;
effectuating, by the mail assistant, the connection of the first electronic mail client to the first destination system using the first configuration information;
receiving, at the mail assistant application from the remote computer, information regarding the first user, the information indicating an address of the first user at a second destination system;
causing, by the mail assistant application, the credential to be confirmed by a logging into the second destination system using the credential and the address of the first user at the second destination system;
after a confirmation of the credential, generating, by the mail assistant application, second configuration information for automatically connecting the first electronic mail client to the second destination system;
effectuating, by the mail assistant, the connection of the first electronic mail client to the first destination system using the second configuration information;
obtaining, by the mail assistant application, an order key associated with the first user; and
sending the order key to the remote computer for verification.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising synchronizing user accounts between the first source and first destination systems such that the credential for the first user to log into the first source and the first destination systems are the same.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the credential associated with the first user for logging into the first source system includes a user password.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration information includes a signature associated with the first user, a preference of the first user, an address of the destination system, and/or the credential associated with the first user.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the credential associated with the first user for logging into the first source system is obtained from a memory location in the first computing platform.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection of the first electronic mail client to the first destination system using the first configuration information is effectuated at a specific date and time.
7. A system for facilitating electronic mail clients to migrate from a first source system to a first destination system, the electronic mail clients including a first electronic mail client and a mail assistant application executing on a first computing system, the system comprising a processor configured by machine-readable instructions to cause the system to perform:
sending, by the mail assistant application, one or more requests to receive user credential information including a credential associated with a first user;
obtaining, by the mail assistant application, a credential associated with the first user for logging into the first source system based on received credential information;
logging, by the mail assistant application, into the first destination system or the first source system using the credential and an account of the first user at the first destination system to confirm the credential;
after a confirmation of the credential, generating, by the mail assistant application, first configuration information for automatically connecting the first electronic mail client to the first destination system;
effectuating, by the mail assistant, the connection of the first electronic mail client to the first destination system using the first configuration information;
receiving, at the mail assistant application from the remote computer, information regarding the first user, the information indicating an address of the first user at a second destination system;
causing, by the mail assistant application, the credential to be confirmed by a logging into the second destination system using the credential and the address of the first user at the second destination system;
after a confirmation of the credential, generating, by the mail assistant application, second configuration information for automatically connecting the first electronic mail client to the second destination system;
effectuating, by the mail assistant, the connection of the first electronic mail client to the first destination system using the second configuration information;
obtaining, by the mail assistant application, an order key associated with the first user; and
sending the order key to the remote computer for verification.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the system to perform synchronizing user accounts between the first source and first destination systems such that the credential for the first user to log into the first source and the first destination systems are the same.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the credential associated with the first user for logging into the first source system includes a user password.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first configuration information includes a signature associated with the first user, a preference of the first user, an address of the destination system, and/or the credential associated with the first user.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the credential associated with the first user for logging into the first source system is obtained from a memory location in the first computing platform.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the connection of the first electronic mail client to the first destination system using the first configuration information is effectuated at a specific date and time.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code for facilitating electronic mail clients to migrate from a first source system to a first destination system, the electronic mail clients including a first electronic mail client and a mail assistant application executing on a first computing system, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
code for sending one or more requests to receive user credential information including a credential associated with a first user;
obtaining a credential associated with the first user for logging into the first source system based on received credential information;
code for logging, by the mail assistant application, into the first destination system or the first source system using the credential and an account of the first user at the first destination system to confirm the credential;
after a confirmation of the credential, code for generating first configuration information for automatically connecting the first electronic mail client to the first destination system; and
code for effectuating the connection of the first electronic mail client to the first destination system using the first configuration information;
code for receiving, at the mail assistant application from the remote computer, information regarding the first user, the information indicating an address of the first user at a second destination system;
code for causing, by the mail assistant application, the credential to be confirmed by a logging into the second destination system using the credential and the address of the first user at the second destination system;
code for after a confirmation of the credential, generating, by the mail assistant application, second configuration information for automatically connecting the first electronic mail client to the second destination system;
code for effectuating, by the mail assistant, the connection of the first electronic mail client to the first destination system using the second configuration information;
code for obtaining, by the mail assistant application, an order key associated with the first user; and
code for sending the order key to the remote computer for verification.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , further comprising code for synchronizing user accounts between the first source and first destination systems such that the credential for the first user to log into the first source and the first destination systems are the same.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the credential associated with the first user for logging into the first source system includes a user password.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the first configuration information includes a signature associated with the first user, a preference of the first user, an address of the destination system, and/or the credential associated with the first user.