On 22/07/2024 12:13, Jeremy Harris via Exim-users wrote:
> On 22/07/2024 11:26, Paul Warren via Exim-users wrote:
>> by having the "file_transport" conditionally deliver to a directory?
>
> That would depend on how conditional you need to handle.
>
> You say
> "Our system supports both Maildir and mbox being specified in .forward
> files"
> - exactly how?
Based on whether the specified mailbox ends with "/".
> Do you ever want anything but Maildir format, for Sieve filters?
Not necessarily for Sieve filters, but we definitely do for Exim filters.
> (If yes - how would Exim find out which?)
As above - based on the presence of a trailing slash.
> The file_transport vs. directory_transport in the redirect router
> is independent of the file= vs. directory= in the appendfile
> transport. You could point both to the same transport
> (so long as that transport deals properly with whatever it gets
> handed in $address_file, if it uses that)
I can't see how to make a single transport switch between file and
directory delivery.
That's the issue - Exim unavoidably uses file_transport for "inbox",
because it doesn't end with "/", so if I want "inbox" to go to a
maildir, then my file transport has to send everything to a maildir
(AFAICT).
Paul
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