On 0, Charles Cazabon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subba Rao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I use Maildir format for my incoming mail. In the past, I have used maildrop
> > as my MDA and now I have switched to procmail. I use Mutt as my MUA and have
> > converted (today) some email from mbox to maildir format. The naming
> > convention of each mail is different for procmail vs maildrop (and mutt
> > converted) email.
>
> The way names are chosen for files in Maildir/tmp (which are moved to
> Maildir/new when delivery is complete) should not differ among agents.
> The right way to do it is clearly spelled out at:
> http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html
>
> It's necessary for all agents to use the same rules to prevent
> collisions.
>
> > The format is listed as follows,
> >
> > -rw------- 1 subba users 3599 Mar 28 07:32 985764747.20966_23.myhost:2,S
> > -rw------- 1 subba users 28883 Mar 28 01:55 __XE,5RUw6.myhost:2,S
>
> The first one is correct. The second one does not follow djb's rules
> for naming the file. If procmail wrote it, your version of procmail is
> broken.
>
> > How are these random names generated? Is this name generation the property of
> > MUA such as mutt also? I thought it was the domain of MDAs.
>
> It's part of the Maildir spec. The MDA names the file; the MUA can add
> flags to it after it first sees it. The ":2,S" is added by mutt, and is
> legal.
>
I did download a mbox file from a different machine and converted it into
Maildir format.
$ mutt -f temp.mbox
This filenames generated in the Maildir were as per Qmail recommended naming
convention, i.e. time.pid.host with the "2,S"
I don't think any MDA played a role in this name generation. It is Mutt that is
handling the name generation.
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Subba Rao
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