On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Mircea Ciocan wrote: > > Hi Davide, > > > Unfortunately, even that I like the functionality of UW-IMAP the > slogan: "providing remote root for 10yrs !!!" it seem to apply to > UW-IMAP also :(. > > Now there is one important issue to integrate an external IMAP server > over xmailserver: > > What kind of storage format is suitable for the mail spool, the default > one is compatible with something ( the default config with 3 dirs/user > is some kind of a standard ???). What happens when server operates over > the existing mailbox files simultaneously with IMAP server, there is > some kind of locking mechanism ?? > > Is better to grab messages as they come and put them in seaparate IMAP > friendly folders ??? > > Any educated opinions MUCH wellcome, IMAP is the single thing that is > missing from xmail to become THE mailsever.
Maildir is good for that. XMail POP3 do care only of files inside the "new" directory, that maps to the "unseen" IMAP flag. If the IMAP server moves seen messages to "cur", it'll be fine. - Davide - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
