On Thu, Jul 07, 2005 at 10:08:11AM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote: > I would like to upgrade from exim3 to exim 4 (now that I have > upgraded from woody to sarge), and also from mbox to maildir > format. Should I upgrade the mailbox format before, during, or > after upgrading exim? Or are the two upgrades completely independent? > > Does setting exim to use maildirs cause any conflicts for existing > mbox format files? Or can the new maildirs function properly > side-by-side with old mboxes until they are converted? In particular, > would the standard name for $USER's maildir be /var/mail/$USER, > in which case the mbox-formatted file there would have to go.
Hi hendrik, a) Are you using fetchmail+procmail? b) If you have a working mail system now, upgrade to exim4. Choose monolithic config. If you download your mail from an isp using fetchmail add: smtp_accept_queue_per_connection=0 to your /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template file then run update-exim4.conf Changing from mbox to maildir is not necessarily an upgrade. :-) AFAIK, changing from mbox --> maildir, or maildir --> mbox can be done at any time. But if you want maildir: You will need in your .muttrc: set folder=~/Mail set mbox_type=Maildir set header_cache="~/Mail/cache" # mkdir ~/Mail/cache first You will need in your .procmailrc MAILDIR=$HOME/Mail DEFAULT=$MAILDIR/maildir (sample recipe using debian-user as example) :0 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] IN-debian-user/ for mbox, the recipe would be: :0: * [EMAIL PROTECTED] IN-debian-user *Note* If you have mail in your 'IN-debian-user' already, move it before running fetchmail again. I hope this helps, please ask a specific question if I am not clear. -- Chris. ====== Reproduction if desired may be handled locally. -- rfc3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
