Merging from an old backup

I've just received word from a couple of users that they don't have any email at all before a certain date.
The only backup I have is a few months old. Comparing random emails from the backup and the current mail store for one of these users shows me that the difference is roughly 1500 emails; 1500 more emails in the backup than in the current mail store.
I also checked to see if messages "177." and "9999." were the same and they are.
My question is: Is it safe to copy the old mails from the backup to the current maildir and then rebuild these users or is there another, safer way?

I did just this but I'm getting an error on this when I log in to the rebuilt mailbox with Squirrelmail: ERROR: Could not complete request.
Query: SELECT "INBOX"
Reason Given: Mailbox does not exist
and
ERROR:
ERROR: Could not complete request.
Query: CREATE "Sent Messages"
Reason Given: Mailbox already exists

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This is actually more simple than it seems as you
just want to get all the original photos into one library so I can search and access them all in one place.
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I would like to just have my photos in a folder, not a "package,"
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Simply go to iPhoto Menu -> Preferences -> Advanced and uncheck 'Copy Files to the iPhoto Library on Import'.
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1. Importing and deleting pics are more complex procedures. You have to to put the files where they will be stored before importing them. When you delete them you'll need to remove the files from the HD yourself.
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I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organiser
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There's a lot of material there. By all means come back for clarification if you need it. But I strongly urge you to think very carefully before running a Referenced Library.
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