Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:39:34 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Damian Gerow <damian@sentex.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Managing Maildirs Message-ID: <3FE36206.8050508@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20031219194031.GN758@sentex.net> References: <20031219165302.GA51410@ns2.wananchi.com> <20031219190055.GD85955@alexis.mi.celestial.com> <3FE3523D.7000701@centtech.com> <20031219194031.GN758@sentex.net>
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Damian Gerow wrote: >Thus spake Eric Anderson (anderson@centtech.com) [19/12/03 14:33]: > > >>>Number one above will do the trick and is far more efficient than using the >>>``find ...-exec'', although you might want to modify it to only nuke mail >>>over a certain age. To nuke all trash over 30 days old: >>> >>> find /home/*/Maildir/.Trash -type f -mtime +30 | xargs rm >>> >>> >>On a totally unrelated note, I'm thinking about switching from mbox >>formatted mailboxes using imap, to a more robust and faster imap server >>that uses maildirs. My problem is, I have pop users, imap users, and >>elm/mutt/pine users on the same box. Does elm/mutt/pine work ok with >>maildirs? What about sendmail? What should I be looking out for? >> >> > >Oddly enough, we were just discussing a similar thing yesterday, but decided >against it. > >I am currently using mutt with mh-style directories on my local machine, >without difficulties. And if it /does/ cause difficulties, just IMAP to >localhost. Mutt and IMAP seem to play nicely together, I've been using it >with cyrus for about a year now, with no issues (aside from configuration >issues). > >The hard part will be converting your current mbox-style mailboxes over to >maildir-style mailboxes, IMHO. > What about sendmail? Anyone using sendmail with it? Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology All generalizations are false, including this one. ------------------------------------------------------------------
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