On Tue, 2014-05-27 at 16:45 +0200, Patrick De Zordo wrote: > > You would *really* not change do Maildir format? > It's not so difficult to switch over.. and you will have working and simple > mailfolders.. (also backup and restore would be a simple task).. > > So, why won't you change at all?
Well - the more I read about this, the more I think you're right. Perhaps I should convert to Maildir - but I'm terrified... I have seen that there is a script - mb2md - that I can use, but what changes do I need to make elsewhere? I get my mail from a variety of ISP and online email accounts using fetchmail. I guess there's no change needed there? That feeds into procmail. I think I will have to change the mail procmail configuration file and ALL my procmail recipe rc files (I have many) - which filter into several different mboxs? Within one of the procmail recipes I call spamassassin and clamscan. Will they be a problem? Then Dovecot. What changes do i need to make within Dovecot? What about the clients? Do I need to configure squirrelmail, Evolution or iPad/iPhone email clients? I archive old mail using archivemail. I think this can cope with maildir format, but it archives to a mbox - which I guess is not a problem except when I want to retrieve something from the archive - but I think I can use Mutt for that? Is there anything else I should consider? I have the day off tomorrow. I might have a go - what do you think? Thanks Mark
