Thomas Springer([EMAIL PROTECTED])@Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 02:08:41PM +0200:
> Tunderbird uses for every folder a pseudo-database with a big data-file
> contining every mail and a corresponding index-file (*.msf, for
> thunderbird) - just like every harddisk does. if you delete a message,
> it gets deleted only in the index - this is fast and you won't see the
> msg anymore in your app.
>
> this mbx-format is an ancient, but especially in the unix-world still
> very common format to store emails.
Just a note:
This isn't the same as the common "mbox" format that UNIX mailers tend to
use. mbox is a flat file of email, and deleting an email removes it from
the file. What Thunderbird is doing is different.
Outlook does something very similar, at least through Outlook 2000.
--
Bill Weiss
salary
a poorly disguised manipulation of the word slavery.
-- The Devil's Dictionary X
_______________________________________________
Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html
Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
