Re: Archivemail

[Keith Bainbridge <ke1thozgroups@gmx.com>]

On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:23:01 +0200
Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> wrote:

> Keith Bainbridge <ke1thozgroups@gmx.com> writes:
>
> > On 25/1/21 7:41 am, Jochen Spieker wrote:
> >> Is anybody still using MH mailboxes?
> >
> > I think that means each mail in its own file? If so YES, because if
> > I lose a file, I lose only 1 email not thousands.
>
> MH is a mail format where each mail is stored in separate file,
> yes. Maildir is another and I think it's more common. archivemail
> supports both of these. Mutt too. I don't know if MH is supported by
> common MDAs though.
>

Thanks for the clarification.

To answer the question about MH, yes. It is the default for Sylpheed &
Claws.

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Keith Bainbridge
<ke1thozgroups@gmx.com>