Trying to extend the list... (i am not a guru) On Friday 06 June 2003 01:14, Jonathan Nichols wrote: > mbox = big fat flat file > Pro:Can be easy to administer & move mailboxes if needed > Con:Unfortunately easy to corrupt mail file Con: possible problems with locking Pro: easier to backup/copy
> maildir = each message is an individual file > Pro:More efficient & less likely to hose big mail file > Con:Lots of files > I think that's a fairly rough list.. ;) We use Postfix/Courier-Imap here > with maildir. It's been working a LOT better than the old > Postfix/UW-Imap setup, that's for sure. For me maildir works better too. Except that I once needed to copy my maildir, but perhaps I should have it packed ;-) Arnold -- Get my public-key from pgp.mit.edu or pgp.uni-mainz.de --- Hi, I am a .signature virus. Please copy me into your ~/.signature and send me to all your contacts. After a month or so log in as root and do a rm / -rf. Or ask your administrator to do so...
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