Re: [Evolution] Evolution maximum email file size

[Internaut at Large <dkap mailhost haven org>]

Greetings,

On Sun, 2008-06-22 at 13:30 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > Evo works perfectly well with Cyrus, which is what I use. I believe it
> > > also works with other popular IMAP servers including Courier and
> > > Dovecot.
> >
> > Which is why I use Courier.
>
> I feel we're talking past each other. If your server is Courier, which
> uses maildir, how come you have a 200GB folder?

Ahh ... I understand the problem.  I use more than one mail server, I
have approximately 15 accounts, all of which evolution checks for me,
and does cross-server filtering, and all sorts of other wonderful
things, which is why it is my mail-reader of choice.

>  Maildir folders are
> directories so the only way a 200GB file could exist would be as a
> single 200GB *message*, which isn't going to happen (no MTA would accept
> it).

Actually, theoretically, both exim and sendmail will (I just tested
them) if you have a fast enough pipe to send them through, and have them
configured correctly.  And it instantly creates the problem that the OS
won't read the file as a mail file.  Just so you know.

> poc