Florian Effenberger <floeff@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Andrzej,
2010/5/28 Andrzej Adam Filip <anfi@onet.eu>:
does fetching to mbox file bring any advantage? It seems that learning out of maildir and rm'ing afterwards works like a charm, so I guess fetchmail would bring more overhead?
It will bring more overhead but "some people" value portable solutions. Some people try to avoid locking THEMSELVES into a) specific format of IMAP folder As I understand dovecot "recommends" switching from maildir to dbox b) specific software (specific IMAP server) I do not plan to change dovecot but I do like to keep my options open.
Anyway: instead of scanning all and deleting files in maildir (race risk) you may consider moving files to another file directory/folder (on the same file-system) and learn from it. You may ask Timo How to lock maildir message/file before "moving it out"/"deleting it" by non dovecot software :-)
Hm, now I'm irritated a bit. :-) If I have a dedicated maildir directory (IMAP folder) for spam learn, what can happen if I scan and delete files out of it? The worst thing that can happen is that the IMAP folder gets corrupt, which is not harm, as it's spam anyway. However, from what I've heard, Maildir doesn't have any file locking issues, so there should be no problem?
Florian
It depends on what you want: a) dirty&ugly but *trivial* "hack" serving your very specific requirement that can "make troubles" after some change in pattern of use b) simple solution
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