> On 14/03/2022 08:43 Robert Schetterer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Am 14.03.22 um 05:56 schrieb Masakazu Hirose: > > Hi all, > > > > I run a mail server on Maildir. > > Does Dovecot work correctly if I delete the mail files stored in > > Maildir? Do I need to run the doveadm command? > > > > I want to run a virus scan on Maildir. When a virus is detected, the > > mail file is deleted without notifying Dovecot. I assumed this was > > incorrect behavior for Dovecot. > > > > Please help me when someone has time. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Masa > > Hi, if you just delete mailfiles in maildir > dovecot does not update its index at once > it "may" it repair later , delete with doveadm is the right way > > -- > [*] sys4 AG >
Maildir is special case in the sense that dovecot assumes that there might be external changes, so indexes are synced when the mailbox is opened the next time. Aki
