On Sun, Jun 05, 2005 at 07:19:15AM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Strictly speaking mbox is no different. It is just a text file,
> [...]
> wrong side of maildir give me mbox any day of the week. At least
> with mbox 500Mb of mail won't choke the machine into near
> uselessness.
This is a silly response. Maildir and mbox have different efficiencies;
it depends on what you're optimizing for. Maildir requires no locking,
and is more efficient for indivdual deletes; mbox makes more efficient
use of inodes and disk space, but requires locking and is less efficient
for manipulating individual emails.
Which is "better" is highly situational, but in general:
- mbox is almost universally supported.
- maildir is safer on high-volume or remote-mounted systems.
As always, people should make up their own minds as to what works best
for them, rather than rely on purely anecdotal responses like this one.
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