And Unix tools such as find, tar, or less have absolutely no trouble
working with these names (Dovecot even maintains the correct file
times). When accessing specific files, do remember about the new vs cur
subdir issues, however.
On 31.07.2023 16:38, Fourhundred Thecat via Postfix-users wrote:
> On 2023-07-31 15:24, Eugene R via Postfix-users wrote:
Those "ugly characters" are there for a reason: they are specified by
the Maildir standard (and the Dovecot's extensions to it) to encode
various metadata such as message ID, size, flags, etc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir
https://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html
https://doc.dovecot.org/admin_manual/mailbox_formats/maildir/
Also, why the "filename esthetics" even matters? The maildir
directory is not supposed to be viewed (let alone directly accessed
or modified) by a user. Mail clients and Dovecot provide useful (as
well as format-independent and universal) human-oriented interfaces
and admin tools.
for me, being able to manipulate individual emails as files is the
main advantage of using Maildir format.
It's not meant for day-to-day operation, but for troubleshooting or
backups of individual emails if necessary
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