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Re: maildirmake



On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:46:48 +1000 (EST)
Matthew Palmer <mjp16@ieee.uow.edu.au> wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 anobo@gmx.de wrote:
> 
> > Now I'm wondering about it even more.  IMHO `maildirmake' is _very_
> > necessary for any mail and as it seems to be only a 2-line-shell-script
> > why it isn't included anywhere and anyway in the base-system?
> 
> As I recall, maildirmake is only needed if you are running Maildir-based
> MDAs, which Debian does not by default[1].  That is enough of a reason not
> to ship it in the base system, regardless of whether it's a two line shell
> script or not.
> 
> [1] Arguments as to whether Debian should do this or not should be directed
> to /dev/null.

Exim is capable of handling Maildir mailboxes. It's Priority: important.
I don't know if that counts as "shipping it by default" or not, but I
would certainly say that it's the closest thing around.

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