On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 08:37:01AM +0000, dvalin--- via Mutt-users wrote: > On 16.05.25 01:31, Kurt Hackenberg wrote: > > > If you think this is a mess, you're right. People have tried to fix > > it, but it can't really be fixed. The only good solution is to not use > > mbox, and store mail in other ways instead. > I've yet to see anything to fix, having used mbox format exclusively > since the 1980s, with mutt since the late 90s. It just effortlessly > works with complete reliability - never a hiccup.
I agree - there are some quirks (like the "From " line escaping), and some issues at a certain size / scale, but Maildir, mh, etc. have their own problems and headaches. I've used Maildir at various times (including with header caching patches), but generally find that mbox works very well for most of my personal mail needs. w
