Re: switching from mbox to maildir in mutt, exim, etc.: how?
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On 10/27/06 16:25, Paul E Condon wrote:
> I'm looking at my system backups and notice that there is some clutter
> form mbox files being updated almost daily. I think the clutter would
> be reduced by switching to maildir (true?), but I wonder about other
> consequences of such a switch. In particular, when I google the topic
> of how to switch, I find only people asking the question, and some
> comment to the effect 'why bother?', but no answers. Is it a bad idea
> for reasons which I have not yet fathomed? Where can I find a recent
> HOWTO that adresses Debian issues, if it is not bad?
You could implement IMAP. Courier- and Doveccot both support Maildir.
However, I'm not sure what you mean by /clutter/. Constantly
rewriting the mbox file keeps the fs busy, and might cause file
conflicts. OTOH, Maildir creates one (weirdly-named) file per mail
message. That *really* clutters up your data directory!!!
That being said, I implemented an IMAP server, and am more than
happy with it.
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Jefferson LA USA
Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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