[Dovecot] maildir question

[Tim Bates]

If I copy message files (from a command prompt) will dovecot get upset 
or confused? Do I need to delete index files or anything like that?
I ask because I need to restore some messages from a backup, but not 
restore the entire maildir. I tried some the other day as a test, but 
the user is saying that they didn't appear.

TB

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