Re: Archivemail

From	Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Archivemail
Date	2021-01-25 07:50 +0100
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On Lu, 25 ian 21, 08:23:01, Anssi Saari wrote:
> Keith Bainbridge <ke1thozgroups@gmx.com> writes:
> 
> > On 25/1/21 7:41 am, Jochen Spieker wrote:
> >> Is anybody still using MH mailboxes?
> >
> > I think that means each mail in its own file? If so YES, because if I
> > lose a file, I lose only 1 email not thousands.
> 
> MH is a mail format where each mail is stored in separate file,
> yes. Maildir is another and I think it's more common. archivemail
> supports both of these. Mutt too. I don't know if MH is supported by
> common MDAs though.
 
mutt and neomutt, of course ;)

Some while ago MH was the default in Claws Mail (and Sylpheed probably), 
while the Maildir plugin was considered buggy and not recommended.

Might have been one of the reasons to look for alternatives at the time.

Kind regards,
Andrei
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Archivemail Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2021-01-23 00:30 +0100
  Re: Archivemail Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-01-23 00:40 +0100
    Re: Archivemail Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2021-01-23 01:20 +0100
      Re: Archivemail Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> - 2021-01-24 00:20 +0100
        Re: Archivemail Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2021-01-24 01:40 +0100
          Re: Archivemail Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-01-24 10:00 +0100
            Re: Archivemail Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2021-01-24 10:40 +0100
              Re: Archivemail Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2021-01-25 00:50 +0100
                Re: Archivemail Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> - 2021-01-25 06:50 +0100
          Re: Archivemail Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> - 2021-01-24 21:50 +0100
            Re: Archivemail Keith Bainbridge <ke1thozgroups@gmx.com> - 2021-01-25 03:30 +0100
              Re: Archivemail Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-01-25 04:30 +0100
              Re: Archivemail Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2021-01-25 07:30 +0100
                Re: Archivemail Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-01-25 07:50 +0100
                Re: Archivemail Keith Bainbridge <ke1thozgroups@gmx.com> - 2021-01-25 12:50 +0100
                Re: Archivemail Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> - 2021-01-25 21:50 +0100
  Re: Archivemail Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de> - 2021-01-25 22:00 +0100

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