[CentOS] Converting to maildir

Tue Jan 4 17:32:28 UTC 2011
Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us>

> -----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

> 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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