Interesting,
I have a script that does just that (move files about in the maildir) and it
has not lead to problems yet. Though, I can definitely understand how it might
be problematic. I gotta watch out for that.
If you want to be on the safe side, I guess Eric's suggestion of using
dovecot's lda is the thing to do.
Martin
Am 08.07.2010 um 11:47 schrieb Andreas Galatis:
> Hi Eric,
>
> As far as I learned it is never a good idea to copy (or delete) messages
> directly in the Maildir if you use dovecot.
> I had a script deleting old mails from a clients Maildir running via cron.
> The first day the script deleted old messages, the client could not access
> the
> last listpage from squirrelmail.
> I think the dovecot- index files where irritated because of missing files.
> At least you would have to delete the dovecot-files in the concerned
> directory
> (they will be rebuilt)
>
> Andreas
> Am Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2010 04:18:51 schrieb Eric Shubert:
>> Rajesh M wrote:
>>> hi eric
>>>
>>> when the email arrives in the spam box its headers contained the
>>> "delivered to" email id in the header so my script will know where to
>>> which email id the message is to be delivered. so my concern about bcc is
>>> resolved.
>>>
>>> my second question is as such
>>> which would be better
>>
>> Define better. ;)
>>
>>> Simply move the email from the "centralized spambox" to the inbox of that
>>> email id
>>> Or use the qmail-queue program to reroute the message back to the queue
>>> for delivery.
>>
>> As usual, there's more than one way.
>>
>>> i don't want the email time stamps changed during this process.
>>
>> Which time stamps are you referring to?
>>
>> On further thinking about this, I wouldn't do either. If you have
>> dovecot installed, I would use dovecot's deliver program. Otherwise, I'd
>> use the maildrop program. You should realize though that at some point
>> dovecot's lda (deliver) is likely going to replace maildrop. With either
>> program, I don't expect you'd need to do any parsing of the message in
>> your script - just pass it on to the lda. I could be wrong about this
>> though.
>>
>> You could move the file to the appropriate inbox yourself and I believe
>> that would work, but using the lda would be 'better'. The lda really
>> should know what's going into the mailbox, for indexing and quota purposes.
>>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group
> (www.vickersconsulting.com)
> Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations.
> If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today!
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages.
>
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com
> For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
>
>
--
"Corporation. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without
individual responsibility."
Bierce, Ambrose
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group
(www.vickersconsulting.com)
Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations.
If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages.
To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com
For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
