[clue-tech] [clue-talk] IMAPD

[Jim Ockers]

Hi Grant,

Yes, Cyrus uses maildir, I think.

/var/spool/imap/domain/a/agadez.ockers.net/o/user/ockers/cyrus.cache
/var/spool/imap/domain/a/agadez.ockers.net/o/user/ockers/cyrus.header
/var/spool/imap/domain/a/agadez.ockers.net/o/user/ockers/cyrus.index
/var/spool/imap/domain/a/agadez.ockers.net/r/user/root/cyrus.cache
/var/spool/imap/domain/a/agadez.ockers.net/r/user/root/cyrus.header
/var/spool/imap/domain/a/agadez.ockers.net/r/user/root/cyrus.index

At least that's how I would read it, I have several other domains hosted 
on my mail server and they are all in their own subdirectories. I have 
never had any performance issues. Also I think Cyrus is massively 
scalable (by design) if you want to.

Jim

grant at amadensor.com wrote:
> I meant to send this to clue-tech.   Either I can't type, or the lists are
> odd today.
>
> I will be installing a webmail application that can use an IMAP server.  
> That is how Squirrel Mail is set up now.
>
> Does Cyrus use Maildir?   We have some issues with mbox. One user gets
> several hundred messages a day, and performance suffers, we have had
> corrupt messages cause odd things to happen, like old messages
> disappearing, etc.   I think it will be easier to clean up issues in
> Maildir.
>
>   
>> Cyrus is a pain in the butt to configure but it works fine once set up.
>> I actually kind of like it. I wish it had a native webmail interface,
>> but that's not what it's for, I think.
>>
>> grant at amadensor.com wrote:
>>     
>>> I am going to be re-building my home server.   The drives are 7 years
>>> old,
>>> and the Squeeze installer just hit RC1.  I was using uw-imapd, but would
>>> like to move to Maildir form mbox.   Any suggestions on what works best?
>>> I see Courier, Dovecot,  and Cyrus in the package list.
>>>
>>> This is a small volume home server, with maybe 600-1000 messages per
>>> day.
>>> I will be also putting on some sort of webmail client (right now I use
>>> Squirrel Mail.)  All incoming messages are by way of Fetchmail.   They
>>> are
>>> read by webmail, or local network IMAP clients.
>>>