On Sun, 2016-07-24 at 08:41 -0500, Lindsay Haisley wrote: > I don't think this is quite correct either. rsync operates at a file > level and should NOT move messages from new to cur. The distinction > should specify that a "mail retrieval agent" operating directly on a > Maildir MUST (not MAY) move files from new to cur. This includes a MUA > operating on a _local_ Maildir, as well as a daemon such as impad or > pop3d, all of which provide a message level interface in the mail > handling stack. rsync doesn't qualify as a "mail retrieval agent".
The term "mail retrieval agent" should be linked to <https://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/Mail_retrieval_agent> although this article could also stand some improvement since it gets the relative functions of a MDA and a MRA in the mail management chain somewhat out of sync. -- Lindsay Haisley | "UNIX is user-friendly, it just FMP Computer Services | chooses its friends." 512-259-1190 | -- Andreas Bogk http://www.fmp.com | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports.http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list courier-users@lists.sourceforge.net Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
