On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Kelly Clowers <kelly.clow...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 7:09 AM, Jochen Spieker <m...@well-adjusted.de>wrote: > >> [Disclaimer: I only run a mail server for mainly personal use. I have >> less than ten users on that system but the configuration is comparable >> to that of the ISPMail howto]. >> >> Muhammad Yousuf Khan: >> > >> > i am working in a small company 30 to 50 users, so which one is more >> > suitable for me a mailbox storage in a folder or database by keeping >> > in mind stability? >> >> I don't think there are many people (or organisations) that keep their >> e-mails in relational databases. Sure, mail servers like Exchange (or >> Dovecot) may have their own on-disk-format for mailboxes instead of >> plain maildirs or mboxes. But they don't use MySQL (or Postgres, for >> that matter). >> > > Exchange may not use MS SQL Server, but it does use a database, > namely Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) aka JET Blue (not the > same code as JET Red, which was the old Access engine). MS > looked at moving Exchange to SQL Server, but decided not to. > > AFAIK, Exchange is the only major mail server to do this. > And, hey! The new Gmail composer automatically uses reply-to-list! Party! Party! (Still defaults to top-posting, though.) Cheers, Kelly Clowers
