Re: [Exim] Converting mbox files to maildir files

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Author: Nigel Metheringham
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Converting mbox files to maildir files
On 06 Aug 2001 17:11:46 +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> > I am looking at this to convert to imap and maybe oerformance increases.
> > (All the docs I can find on imap deal with maildir format)
>
> UW-IMAPD does mbox. Cyrus / Courier do maildir. I'd suggest Courier.


Actually Cyrus uses its own format which looks a bit MH/Maildir like,
but has additional indexing data so it requires you to use their
delivery tool.
Courier is straight Maildir

UW-IMAPD does mbox, MH, MBX, tenex and a few others natively, and
Maildir with patches.

    Nigel.