Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 00:55:30 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: admin2@enabled.com Subject: Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer Message-ID: <40180F76-5B02-466F-B9D2-AEA2E585FDA5@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <200605240514.k4O5EvSE060976@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> References: <20060524032337.M97496@enabled.com> <4473E535.7060708@voidcaptain.com> <200605240514.k4O5EvSE060976@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th>
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On May 23, 2006, at 11:14 PM, Olivier Nicole wrote: >> Installing it from ports (/usr/ports/mail/courier-imap) is pretty >> straightforward, and most settings can be left at the default, at >> least > > True, except... > > Courrier-imap is using maildir mailboxes, so unless the existing > system already uses maildir, there will be some disturbance at the > conversion time. Can be done very minimally. When we converted from mbox to maildir (coincidentally to courier) about 4 years ago we just did it in the middle of the night and had a script that converted the mbox to maildir (found on a qmail site) and it went fast and quick and mail access was turned off for only a short time... Probably less of a hassle then moving to cyrus but my experience with cyrus was long ago Chad > > Olivier > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net
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