AntiVirus in Maildir

[Aki Tuomi]

> On 14/03/2022 08:43 Robert Schetterer <rs at sys4.de> wrote:
> 
>  
> Am 14.03.22 um 05:56 schrieb Masakazu Hirose:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I run a mail server on Maildir.
> > Does Dovecot work correctly if I delete the mail files stored in
> > Maildir? Do I need to run the doveadm command?
> > 
> > I want to run a virus scan on Maildir. When a virus is detected, the
> > mail file is deleted without notifying Dovecot. I assumed this was
> > incorrect behavior for Dovecot.
> > 
> > Please help me when someone has time.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Masa
> 
> Hi, if you just delete mailfiles in maildir
> dovecot does not update its index at once
> it "may" it repair later , delete with doveadm is the right way
> 
> -- 
> [*] sys4 AG
> 

Maildir is special case in the sense that dovecot assumes that there might be external changes, so indexes are synced when the mailbox is opened the next time.


Aki