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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Christoph Gysin [mailto:cgysin@×××.ch] |
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> Sent: 24 August 2005 15:00 |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] mail in $HOME/.maildir, why ??? |
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> Jarry wrote: |
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> > I'm using sendmail as my mail-server, and I noticed, that mail for |
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> > users is stored in $HOME/.maildir, not in /var/spool/mail. |
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> > And each mail is stored as separate file, not all in one file. |
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> > WHY??? |
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> It's called the "maildir" mail storage format. I find it very |
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> useful, especially |
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> with big mailboxes... |
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[snip] |
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> You could add mbox to your useflags and emerge sendmail. If |
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> you *really* want to |
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> use mbox... |
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Could you please share any other benefits/disbenefits of the two |
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formats? |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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