I would like use maildir, but i'm on migration from cobalt 550, now all users are using openwebmail. And a good choise of Openwebmail is: All preferences,... is stored in the user home. I tested some webmail script (squirrelmail), but the preferences,.. is stored in a http dir, with a http uid and gid
2006/4/15, W B Hacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Alex wrote: > > > I know that Maildir is bettter than mbox, but i need use , > > it works only with mbox. > > > > Actually there are places where mbox may be better. Mailing > list digests and some types of archives, to name two. > > But there are plenty of F/OSS Webmail clients around. > > - Most, but not all, expect to deal with an IMAP daemon, > > - at least two need neither POP nor IMAP daemons, > > - at least two can do POP and IMAP on local or remote servers, > AND directly access mbox files on the server on which they > reside, with or without IMAP or POP, > > - at least one needs no httpd, but implements its own https daemon. > > For those that expect IMAP: > > - more than a few IMAP daemons can use either Maildir or Mbox. > > - a few can use both at once, depending on per-domain or > per-user settings. > > Exim can not only use either mbox or Maildir (and other storage > types), it can be configured to do parallel deiveries to more > than one type. > > You are only 'locked in' if you believe you are. > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > > > 2006/4/15, W B Hacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >>Alex wrote: > >> > >>>if Exim needs to delibery and email and i'm in a pop session, how exim do > >>>this? > >>> > >>> > >> > >>It does it very well. ;-) > >> > >>Or - to be more technical - it doesn't know or care if you are > >>logged-in and receiving. It has no connection to the POP or IMAP > >>daemons, save that of shared storage in the file system. > >> > >>There can be file system contention with mbox format, but you > >>are not likely to notice it. > >> > >>Maildir format storage is generally not a problem - we run > >>cross-box test traffic with Exim and Dovecot IMAP in Maildirs > >>with well under 1 second transit and virtually 'immediate' > >>retrieval. > >> > >>The Exim logs often show '0s' for both queue and delivery times, > >>even with a fully PostgreSQL all-virtual installation. > >> > >>If you want something to worry about, make sure that you have > >>both a fixed-IP and a proper DNS entry, PTR record especially. > >> > >>HTH, > >> > >>Bill > >> > >>-- > >>## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users > >>## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ > >>## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/ > >> > > > > > > > -- > ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users > ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ > ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/ > -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
