Re: Managing Maildirs

From: Tillman Hodgson (tillman_at_seekingfire.com)
Date: 12/19/03

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    Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:35:31 -0600
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    On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 01:32:13PM -0600, Eric Anderson wrote:
    > Bill Campbell wrote:
    >
    > >Number one above will do the trick and is far more efficient than using the
    > >``find ...-exec'', although you might want to modify it to only nuke mail
    > >over a certain age. To nuke all trash over 30 days old:
    > >
    > > find /home/*/Maildir/.Trash -type f -mtime +30 | xargs rm
    > >
    >
    > On a totally unrelated note, I'm thinking about switching from mbox
    > formatted mailboxes using imap, to a more robust and faster imap server
    > that uses maildirs. My problem is, I have pop users, imap users, and
    > elm/mutt/pine users on the same box. Does elm/mutt/pine work ok with
    > maildirs? What about sendmail? What should I be looking out for?

    Mutt does beautifully. I believe will only with patches that are likely
    never going to be integrated.

    -T

    -- 
    "She is getting error message that say undliveriable messages,her hole
    area cannot send externil emails."
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