From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Jul  8 21:42:49 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: isp@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 984E816A4E7
	for <isp@freebsd.org>; Sat,  8 Jul 2006 21:42:49 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from b.candler@pobox.com)
Received: from rune.pobox.com (rune.pobox.com [208.210.124.79])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85A5043D79
	for <isp@freebsd.org>; Sat,  8 Jul 2006 21:42:30 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from b.candler@pobox.com)
Received: from rune (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by rune.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AB40792D4;
	Sat,  8 Jul 2006 17:42:51 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from mappit.local.linnet.org (212-74-113-67.static.dsl.as9105.com
	[212.74.113.67])
	(using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits))
	(No client certificate requested)
	by rune.sasl.smtp.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20C217325F;
	Sat,  8 Jul 2006 17:42:49 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from lists by mappit.local.linnet.org with local (Exim 4.61
	(FreeBSD)) (envelope-from <b.candler@pobox.com>)
	id 1FzKZF-000Aj6-3X; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 22:42:25 +0100
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 22:42:25 +0100
From: Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com>
To: Freddie Cash <fcash@ocis.net>
Message-ID: <20060708214225.GB41178@uk.tiscali.com>
References: <cone.1152240742.658037.2598.1000@zoraida.natserv.net>
	<E3610BF5-85C3-4476-91D1-934C144DC1B4@corenode.com>
	<cone.1152243379.879114.2598.1000@zoraida.natserv.net>
	<DA69AE85-65A7-4D2E-9D96-02AE4AD1CF69@corenode.com>
	<37556.192.168.0.10.1152286282.squirrel@webmail.sd73.bc.ca>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <37556.192.168.0.10.1152286282.squirrel@webmail.sd73.bc.ca>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i
Cc: "David J. Orman" <ormandj@corenode.com>, isp@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: IAMP servers in FreeBSD for ISP
X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Internet Services Providers <freebsd-isp.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp>,
	<mailto:freebsd-isp-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-isp>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-isp@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-isp-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp>,
	<mailto:freebsd-isp-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:42:49 -0000

On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 08:31:22AM -0700, Freddie Cash wrote:
> > The only thing I'll warn you about, it uses a proprietary
> > mailstore format, so if you ever migrate you'll need a converter. Just
> > a heads up so you know what you're getting into! It was quite fast and
> > handled heavy load well (until I experienced the corruption.)
> 
> I used to think that, until someone told me to actually look at the
> messages on disk.  Cyrus uses Maildir format for the actual messages. 

No, it doesn't. Certainly it keeps each message in a separate file; but that
by itself is not enough to be Maildir. djb's original spec for Maildir is at
http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html

> It keeps a bunch of extra databases for things like message status,
> message count, indexing and the like.  But the actual messages are
> stored as plain Maildir.

No.

> You can view all the messages with any text editor.

Yes.

Regards,

Brian.