Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 14:34:48 +1000 From: Mikhail Goriachev <mikhailg@webanoide.org> To: Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: difference between mbox and maildir? Message-ID: <447A79E8.6010007@webanoide.org> In-Reply-To: <20060528194727.54da5c14@vixen42.vulpes> References: <20060528224917.M5250@enabled.com> <20060528194727.54da5c14@vixen42.vulpes>
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Vulpes Velox wrote: > On Sun, 28 May 2006 14:50:05 -0800 > "Noah" <admin2@enabled.com> wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> might somebody send me to a website that explains the differnce >> between mbox and maildir? Or maybe you can just explain the >> differences in a response. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbox > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir > > Maildir is your friend. Mbox likes to blow up. The only nice thing > about mbox is it only uses a single inode. Yep, maildir is the way to go. Incremental backups are easier with it as well. Cheers, Mikhail. -- Mikhail Goriachev Webanoide Telephone: +61 (0)3 62252501 Mobile Phone: +61 (0)4 38255158 E-Mail: mikhailg@webanoide.org Web: http://www.webanoide.org PGP Key ID: 0x4E148A3B PGP Key Fingerprint: D96B 7C14 79A5 8824 B99D 9562 F50E 2F5D 4E14 8A3B
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