> > DJB's specs on maildirs mention nothing about folders, so you cannot
point
> > to any implementation as being right or wrong, because there is no right
> > or wrong way. Blame Dan Bernstein for an incomplete design.
Maildir was designed to ensure that messages could be written safely by an
MTA without having to worry about locking out an MUA that's accessing the
folder at the same time. once the messages are on disk it's the UA's
problem to filter/move them around. yes, i'm considering a filtering
program run out of dot-qmail to be a UA; i don't think it's fair to consider
it part of the TA.
> What is your recommendation for creating in Maildir format:
somehow i doubt you're going to get an answer from dan on this one. my
personal feeling is "let the UA decide how it wants to make folders," as
it's an issue of policy and not function.
shag
