AntiVirus in Maildir

[Robert Schetterer]

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

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