Re: [exim] configuring for pop and aliases

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Author: Dermot Paikkos
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To: Andreas Metzler
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] configuring for pop and aliases
Presumably I could, if I like, switch to using mbx format files as:

"This format is supported by Pine4 and its associated IMAP and POP
daemons, by means of the c-client library that they all use."
exim 4.4 spec.html

regards.
Dp.


On 6 Sep 2004 at 18:17, Andreas Metzler wrote:


> On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 04:55:35PM +0100, Dermot Paikkos wrote:
> [...]
> > Under 4.2 (or later) I am guessing that I no longer need to use a
> > pipe and can use a mail_dir format directly. I say guess as I can
> > not find a spop anywhere. So first question is what mail_dir format
> > should I use for popd? popd seems to use ^A^A^A^A ^A^A^A^A as a
> > delimiter for each email.
> [...]
>
> That is no "mail_dir format".- maildir uses one separate file per mail
> and therefore does not need a delimiter, what you are describing is
> mmdf.
>
> http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.40/doc/html/FAQ_6.html#TOC198
>                  cu andreas

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