28 Feb
2015
28 Feb
'15
12:27 p.m.
Am 27.02.2015 um 15:42 schrieb Andreas Kasenides:
I am contemplating changing my maildir setup to mdbox but I still need to make a case for it against maildir which has become a de-facto standard and provides sort of a secure basis in case of software changes.
Pros of Mdbox:
- uses less files, meaning MUCH faster backup, faster fsck
- you can use ALT storage, namely saving certain folders on a faster/slower storage (e.g. Inbox on fast RAID and rest on slower RAID)
- you can compress it, making it even faster (zlib and so on)
- uses much less I/O-operations compared to Maildir
Cons:
- you need to use the doveadm-toolchain, so you need to learn it; no longer mingling with emails on file system level anymore!
- you need a snapshot for a consistent backup
- if you lose the index file, all information on folders/mails is lost