-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 10:36:38AM +1000, Tim Bates wrote: > If I copy message files (from a command prompt) will dovecot get upset > or confused?
Dovecot is supposed to cope just fine. See <http://www.dovecot.org/list/dovecot/2007-August/024601.html> > Do I need to delete index files or anything like that? I don't know about maildir (I'm using mbox), but I'd expect Dovecot to reindex whenever it "sees" the directory more recent than the index file. > I ask because I need to restore some messages from a backup, but not > restore the entire maildir. I tried some the other day as a test, but > the user is saying that they didn't appear. Have you checked the creation dates of the maildir and of the corresponding index? Regards - -- tomás -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGy7ioBcgs9XrR2kYRAnOrAJwI+J4qYYDgTd0NmaqnbxAxq2/A+QCfS2YI 17XpT1HZhmdCaK3xLynQIDk= =6nvK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
