On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 02:46:47AM -0400, James Michael Fultz wrote: > What are opinions on using a maildir for both $spoolfile and > $folder with extended maildir subfolders *and* storing mbox > folders inside? Does this seem to be a Really Bad Idea or, does > anyone else see an appeal in having a single storage point for > folders? > I've certainly used mixed maildir and mbox in the same hierarchy at times and it seems to work OK.
> A little testing has found a configuration like the following to > work. I'm curious if anyone thinks that problems may arise with > such a setup. > > # $spoolfile is a maildir > set spoolfile=~/.maildir > set folder=~/.maildir > # $mbox, $record, and $postponed are to be mbox format > set mbox=+mbox > set record=+sent > set postponed=+drafts > > # create mbox > set mbox_type=mbox > > # makes folder browser neater > set mask="!^\\.[^.]|^(cur|new|tmp)$" > > # these would be maildir folders > mailboxes ! > mailboxes =.some-list > mailboxes =.another-list > > # these would be mbox folders > fcc-save-hook myfriend =myfriend > save-hook otherstuff =otherstuff > -- Chris Green
