Eric Paynter wrote: > Marius Mauch said: >> That's wrong, Cyrus is using it's own format which is neither mbox >> or maildir. The major difference is that Cyrus doesn't permit >> direct access to the mailboxes (they are stored in >> /var/spool/imap, not in $HOME and users don't have access to it), >> you can only access it over POP or IMAP. Personally I like that >> approach but if you want/need direct access to your mailbox files >> Cyrus isn't designed for you. Which of them is faster depends on >> your custom setup (especially harddisc setup), but from what I >> heard Cyrus scales better. > > That sounds a little inflexible. I like the approach of using a > standard mailbox format so that POP, IMAP, SMTP, Webmail, etc., can > all be selected independently. However, I guess it all depends on > your needs. > > -Eric
I use Courier-IMAP. I think it is a great choice because it performs well, it allows concurrent access to email (mbox format does not, it will lock other processes out) and the email is stored in my local directory. This last point gives me greater flexibility with the use of procmail and spam/virus filtering. Tom Veldhouse -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
