Andy Bradford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on 11 March 2001 at 23:33:48 -0700
> Thus said David Dyer-Bennet on 12 Mar 2001 00:21:10 CST:
>
> > Because my local users are used to using mailbox-based tools, but I'm
> > using vmailmgr for virtual support and it likes maildir. And some of
> > my local users want to also check via pop from time to time.
>
> How do you intend to keep the mailbox and maildir ``in sync?'' Now, if
> you can convince your users to use one or the other then you could just
> put the proper delivery instruction in their .qmail file. i.e. for
> user joe who wants mailbox format:
>
> ~joe/.qmail:
> ./Mailbox
>
> and for fred who wants pop (using maildir)
> ~fred/.qmail:
> ./Maildir/
>
> Of course, now if joe wants pop then he will be out of luck unless you
> do something like:
>
> ~joe/.qmail:
> ./Mailbox
> ./Maildir/
Hmm, I see I didn't say that very well. Users who use mbox can't
check via pop. Users who need pop can also read locally, but only
using maildir-aware tools (like mutt).
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