With regards to the shared folder situation, are there workarounds? For example if I created a Maildir and symbolically linked it below the IMAPdir for several users, would they then be able to access it and would Binc deal with the concurrency issues, or would I end up with corruption due to multiple people in the Maildir?
Thanks again for the help, Bryan Call -----Original Message----- From: Henry Baragar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [binc] IMAP Folder standard to use On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 08:30:43 -0600, Bryan T. Call <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, Hello:-) > > > > I'm new to the binc world but I plan to deploy it instead of courier > imap on > new mail server. I noticed that there seems to be two standards for the > imap world the Maildir++ and the IMAPDir. I was hoping for some > recommendations on which to use. > I prefer the IMAPdir depot becuase it has more rational semantics that Maildir++. However, it also breaks with qmail convention for placement of the default mailbox (namely ./IMAPdir/INBOX instead of ./Maildir). Thus, if you need to keep ./Maildir then Maildir++ is probably the right choice for you; if you do not have any legacy requirements to keep ./Maildir then IMAPdir is probably the better choice. > > Here are my requirements: > > > > IMAP access will be via Outlook XP > No problem. > > > Users need to be able to create subfolders in their inbox > Creating subfolders of the INBOX is possible with both Maildir++ and IMAPdir depots; IMAPdir depots also allow the creation of folders that are NOT under INBOX. > > > I also need the capability of having "shared folders" , Maildirs that > multiple users use. We have kind of a call center type environment (on a > smaller scale) where we need mail to come into one folder and then > individuals will move it to their personal folder to claim ownership of > the > case. (It's mainly used for separating foreign language emails to the > people who speak them) > Shared folders are being considered for the next release of binc IMAP (1.3); they are not implemented in the current release:-( If the last of the bugs have been found in 1.2.3, then work will soon start on 1.3 (after Andy gets back from vacation at the end of October). > > > This is a new install, we had an offsite email provider whose servers > have > gone crazy and so we are bringing it in house, so I also want to choose > the > most stable option. > binc IMAP is stable: I migrated from Courier a few months ago and have been pleased (mind you I have a small user community). > > > So what should it be, Maildir++ or IMAPDir, and how do shared folders > work > in the respective one? > You have the facts: shared directories currently do not work in either. > > > Thanks for any assistance, > You're welcome, Henry > > > Bryan Call > -- Henry Baragar Principal, Technical Architecture 416-453-5626 Instantiated Software Inc. http://www.instantiated.ca
