Hi, > > I'd like to create a shared folder to be used with an Outlook client > > and a Thunderbird client. We're currently using mboxes. > > > > I've read the documentation here about creating a shared folder: > > https://wiki.dovecot.org/SharedMailboxes/Shared > > > > It doesn't make reference to how to do this using mbox format. Is it > > possible? Should we convert to Maildir? Perhaps there's a way to > > provide both formats? > > You should never use mbox for anything other than maybe read-only > archival storage. > > Use Maildir++ if you need to be compatible with anything accessing the > mail other than Dovecot or better yet, use Dovecots own sdbox format.
I think the reason we're still using mbox is for historical reasons - these mailboxes are decades old. Should I investigate an mbox2maildir conversion? Can I be sure it will do it properly? Thanks, Alex > > Grüße, > Sven. >
