Jason Helfman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> don't you find the file structure of this just horrid though?
>
> To have new/ tmp/ cur/ for every mailing list? I would like to and would
> perfer to use maildir for the mailing lists, I don't know why...
>
> What are the advantages to this...
Maildirs are safe for multiple concurrent writers and readers simultaneously,
with no file locking, even over NFS -- so you can't corrupt a Maildir by
having it open for writing by your MUA and the MDA which tries to stick a
new message in it, etc. Not needing file locks is also good for
performance on busy maildirs.
Charles
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Charles Cazabon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
QCC Communications Corporation Saskatoon, SK
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