Hi, I'd like to create a shared folder to be used with an Outlook client and a Thunderbird client. We're currently using mboxes. I've read the documentation here about creating a shared folder: https://wiki.dovecot.org/SharedMailboxes/Shared It doesn't make reference to how to do this using mbox format. Is it possible? Should we convert to Maildir? Perhaps there's a way to provide both formats?
On 25.09.20 21:28, Alex wrote:> I'd like to create a shared folder to be used with an Outlook client > and a Thunderbird client. We're currently using mboxes. > > I've read the documentation here about creating a shared folder: > https://wiki.dovecot.org/SharedMailboxes/Shared > > It doesn't make reference to how to do this using mbox format. Is it > possible? Should we convert to Maildir? Perhaps there's a way to > provide both formats?You should never use mbox for anything other than maybe read-only archival storage. Use Maildir++ if you need to be compatible with anything accessing the mail other than Dovecot or better yet, use Dovecots own sdbox format. Gr??e, Sven. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 833 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/attachments/20200925/3a279c13/attachment.sig>
Hi,> > I'd like to create a shared folder to be used with an Outlook client > > and a Thunderbird client. We're currently using mboxes. > > > > I've read the documentation here about creating a shared folder: > > https://wiki.dovecot.org/SharedMailboxes/Shared > > > > It doesn't make reference to how to do this using mbox format. Is it > > possible? Should we convert to Maildir? Perhaps there's a way to > > provide both formats? > > You should never use mbox for anything other than maybe read-only > archival storage. > > Use Maildir++ if you need to be compatible with anything accessing the > mail other than Dovecot or better yet, use Dovecots own sdbox format.I think the reason we're still using mbox is for historical reasons - these mailboxes are decades old. Should I investigate an mbox2maildir conversion? Can I be sure it will do it properly? Thanks, Alex> > Gr??e, > Sven. >