From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 5 06:08:55 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C56816A41C for ; Tue, 5 Jul 2005 06:08:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dick@nagual.st) Received: from nagual.st (cc20684-a.assen1.dr.home.nl [82.74.2.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4CAF43D4C for ; Tue, 5 Jul 2005 06:08:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dick@nagual.st) Received: from pooh.nagual.st (localhost.nagual.st [127.0.0.1]) by nagual.st (8.13.3/8.13.3/arwen) with ESMTP id j6568wN2000591 for ; Tue, 5 Jul 2005 08:08:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from dick@pooh.nagual.st) Received: (from dick@localhost) by pooh.nagual.st (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j6568vaH000590 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 5 Jul 2005 08:08:57 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from dick) From: dick hoogendijk Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 08:08:57 +0200 To: freebsd-questions Message-ID: <20050705060857.GA560@pooh.nagual.st> References: <200507042252.j64MqleE088318@unsane.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200507042252.j64MqleE088318@unsane.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: Using unix mail with maildir format X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 06:08:55 -0000 On 04 Jul Vince wrote: > Unix "mail" wont as maildir is not the original unix format. > Mave a look at the nail port "mail/nail" > It can/does have a mail type interface and reads maildir. As we talk about the original *NIX mail format I have a question about mbox <> maildir too. I'm about to set up a new (mail) system; pop3, imap supported So I have a choice: use sendmail/procmail + imap-uw -> the standard UNIX mail format or.. use the courier package -> gives me the Maildir format. What are the pro's and cons for/against both mail standards? Won't the maildir format with all this separate mails not be more difficult to maintain? I have to say that running courier/maildir never gave problems 'till now but having the chooce I very much want some insights/advice on this matter. Some reading points are OK too ;-) -- dick -- http://nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.11-stable ++ FreeBSD 5.4 + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilja