Jason Pyeron wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Les Mikesell >> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 12:28 >> Subject: Re: [CentOS] 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 > I used the centos wiki guides and they are GREAT - thanks to the team that put them together. > >> 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 > > -- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > - - > - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - > - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - > - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - > - - > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: rkampen.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 329 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20110104/2a98909b/attachment-0005.vcf>