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On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:59:39 +0200, J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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> > Although, I will also be switching to dovecot's mdbox format when I |
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> > set up my next server, so the issue of lots of small files won't be |
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> > nearly as big. |
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> mdbox? Is this a single file per mail folder? |
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It's multiple mails per file and multiple files per mailbox. |
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> The main reason I switched to maildir several decades ago was precisely |
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> the issues (by design) mbox has. |
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> A single corrupted email WILL kill the entire folder. |
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https://wiki2.dovecot.org/MailboxFormat/dbox |
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Neil Bothwick |
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For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction. |
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