> -----Original Message-----
> From: Les Mikesell
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 12:28
> Subject: Re: Converting to maildir
>
> On 1/4/2011 10:00 AM, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> >
> >>>> Many people care about storage format.
> >>> And they are misguided in doing so. Details of message
> storage is
> >>> an internal [server's] problem.
> >> So how do you suggest solving that problem when it is in
> fact a problem?
> >
> > You're missing the point of my objection.
>
> The point doesn't matter. Solving the problem does. And you
> probably can't solve it without knowing how things work.
>
> > That the server is slow or difficult to manage [which
> includes backup]
> > is the issue - not that it uses MBOX [regardless of that its use of
> > MBOX is the root of the *server's* issue].
> >
> > Thinking of it in terms of messages-storage-format is misguided [I
> > only mention it because I see the MBOX/MH/Maildir/Maildir++/etc...
> > debate frequently]. This represents, IMO, a flawed
> approach to the problem.
>
> Yes, you could solve it by ignoring the related physics and
> throwing infinite resources at it - if you have infinite
> amounts of money. Or you could do a sysadmin's job and
> understand the physical constraints and optimize the results
> you can get from them.
>
> > Migration to a new solutions [an IMAP server] that provides better
> > performance / management is the fix. Incidently, it will almost
> > certainly not use MBOX.
>
> Odd that you would mention that, just after saying you
> shouldn't care...
> And in fact, some servers (e.g. dovecot) may handle more
Thank you. http://wiki.dovecot.org/MailboxFormat/Maildir
I am now going to look for a setup guide of procmail->Maildir->dovecot on
RHEL/Centos
> than one storage format, leaving it up to the admin to choose
> which is best.
>
> > If you are 'manually' crawling around in your message-store [the
> > *only* case where you'd actually care much about storage format]
> > indicates something else it wrong [as well].
>
> Your backup system will most certainly be crawling around
> your message store.
>
-Jason
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