If you can have as much of the read/write via Dovecot(IMAP Daemon), most of the pain is on the initial conversion.
If, on the other hand, you have programs/scripts that access the mboxes/maildir's directly, there will be pain/work for each program/script that touches the file(s)/directories. On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Arthur Dent <arthurdent.lon...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Tue, 2014-05-27 at 16:45 +0200, Patrick De Zordo wrote: > > > > > You would *really* not change do Maildir format? > > It's not so difficult to switch over.. and you will have working and > simple mailfolders.. (also backup and restore would be a simple task).. > > > > So, why won't you change at all? > > Well - the more I read about this, the more I think you're right. > Perhaps I should convert to Maildir - but I'm terrified... > > I have seen that there is a script - mb2md - that I can use, but what > changes do I need to make elsewhere? > > I get my mail from a variety of ISP and online email accounts using > fetchmail. I guess there's no change needed there? > > That feeds into procmail. I think I will have to change the mail > procmail configuration file and ALL my procmail recipe rc files (I have > many) - which filter into several different mboxs? > > Within one of the procmail recipes I call spamassassin and clamscan. > Will they be a problem? > > Then Dovecot. What changes do i need to make within Dovecot? > > What about the clients? Do I need to configure squirrelmail, Evolution > or iPad/iPhone email clients? > > I archive old mail using archivemail. I think this can cope with maildir > format, but it archives to a mbox - which I guess is not a problem > except when I want to retrieve something from the archive - but I think > I can use Mutt for that? > > Is there anything else I should consider? > > I have the day off tomorrow. I might have a go - what do you think? > > Thanks > > Mark > > > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 214-642-9640 (c) E-Mail: larry...@gmail.com US Mail: 108 Turvey Cove, Hutto, TX 78634-5688