John -- ...and then John Poltorak said... % % On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 09:38:42AM -0800, Tyrin R. Price wrote: % > Are any tools or guidance available for converting mailboxes % > from mbox to Maildir? % % Can someone describe the mbox and Maildir formats for me?
Yes. *wink* % % Is mbox the same as Unix format? Yes, mbox is the same mailbox format that you know from years and years ago. Each message is delimited by ^From_ (a newline, "From", and a space) and so matching patterns in the message body are escaped by prepending a '>'. Maildir is a qmail invention (AFAIK) and does not have locking issues because each message is in its own file named in a unique way. There's more at qmail.org and/or cr.yp.to if you're interested (before anyone else pipes up here). There are also MMDF and MH folders, and they are of the one-file-per variety but don't have the tmp, new, and cur subdirs of Maildir. % % -- % John HTH & HAND :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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