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==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | [[Maildir]] is a common [[open source]] [[email]] file storage format.{{seed} | + | [[Maildir]] is a common [[open source]] [[email]] file storage format.{{seed}} |
==How To== | ==How To== | ||
To convert [[mbox]] files to [[Maildir]], use the [[mb2md]] command (it has a manpage). | To convert [[mbox]] files to [[Maildir]], use the [[mb2md]] command (it has a manpage). | ||
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| + | When manually moving/copying Maildir folders, it is important to set the ownership and permissions correctly for the new location or the IMAP/POP3 server may claim that authentication has failed. It may leave "Permission denied" messages in the logfile when the permissions are in fact ''too permissive''. On our server, for example, permissions must be owner-read/write and no access to anyone else ([[chmod]] 700 for folders, 600 or 700 for files); the owner:group must be set to the login of the user doing the access. (This is for non-virtual boxes.) --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] ([[User talk:Woozle|talk]]) 08:49, 15 July 2014 (EDT) | ||
Latest revision as of 12:49, 15 July 2014
About
Maildir is a common open source email file storage format.
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How To
To convert mbox files to Maildir, use the mb2md command (it has a manpage).
Notes
When manually moving/copying Maildir folders, it is important to set the ownership and permissions correctly for the new location or the IMAP/POP3 server may claim that authentication has failed. It may leave "Permission denied" messages in the logfile when the permissions are in fact too permissive. On our server, for example, permissions must be owner-read/write and no access to anyone else (chmod 700 for folders, 600 or 700 for files); the owner:group must be set to the login of the user doing the access. (This is for non-virtual boxes.) --Woozle (talk) 08:49, 15 July 2014 (EDT)