Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 00:15:50 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Using unix mail with maildir format Message-ID: <B2FA56D7-E2F4-4116-8AB3-A7774657B8B3@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <20050705060857.GA560@pooh.nagual.st> References: <BD350B06-C60C-4240-86FA-B234CE6A8A56@todoo.biz> <200507042252.j64MqleE088318@unsane.co.uk> <20050705060857.GA560@pooh.nagual.st>
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On Jul 5, 2005, at 12:08 AM, dick hoogendijk wrote: > What are the pro's and cons for/against both mail standards? > Won't the maildir format with all this separate mails not be more > difficult to maintain? In what way more difficult to maintain? maildir makes backups "easier" as incrmental backups truly are incremental. With standard mbox format the whole thing is backed up every time if any new mail has come or mail downloaded, etc. There are various performance reasons for maildir as well. Try Google. I am sure you will find a whole ton of stuff comparing the two. Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net
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