Am 17.12.2012 04:52, schrieb Chris Ross: > > I've been using UW-IMAPd for neigh on forever (at least since 2001). But, > as it's basically stalled, and I'm about to update the hardware that is my > mail server, I thought it was time to review existing open-source IMAP > servers. Dovecot is the top three in my looking. > > The other of the top three candidates, because I know of people who've used > it, is Cyrus IMAP. So, I should note that my thoughts are "uw-imapd, because > I already know how to use it", "Cyrus, because someone I know/trust liked it > years ago", and dovecot, because "it seems stable, professional, and to meet > all of my needs". > > I guess the biggest question I have is how files/folders are stored in the > filesystem. uw-imapd has a "mbx" format that all of my folders are in, and > also has support for mbox and maildir (i think). mbx had some advantages for > speed access, which would be unimportant I assume with dovecot's indexes, but > IIRC there was also some reason the mbox format coped poorly with multiple > clients accessing the same folder at the same time. > > So, am I right that dovecot supports only the "one big full file" mbox > format, and the maildir format? And if so, is it known to allow multiple > simultaneous IMAP clients to access and monitor and/or modify the same folder > simultaneously? > > After those questions, it's just a "what do you think the pros and cons of > each are?" I know asking in this forum, that I will get most if not all > votes for Dovecot. And that's fine, as long as you have specific reasons why > it would be better for someone with only a handful of users and minimal time > available to administer the systems in question. > > Thanks! I appreciate any and all feedback. > > - Chris >
Hi Chris, dove has some own high speed mailbox formats ( dbox, mdbox ) but it can handle maildir and mbox too, its up to you what you like to use, anyway as i had used cyrus and other imap servers in the past, my meaning ,dove is the best what you can choose today. Best Regards MfG Robert Schetterer -- [*] sys4 AG http://sys4.de, +49 (89) 30 90 46 64 Franziskanerstraße 15, 81669 München Sitz der Gesellschaft: München, Amtsgericht München: HRB 199263 Vorstand: Patrick Ben Koetter, Axel von der Ohe, Marc Schiffbauer Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Joerg Heidrich
