dovecot - Mar 2022 - AntiVirus in Maildir

> On 14/03/2022 08:43 Robert Schetterer <rs at sys4.de> wrote:
> 
>  
> 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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> 
Maildir is special case in the sense that dovecot assumes that there might be
external changes, so indexes are synced when the mailbox is opened the next
time.


Aki

Am 14.03.22 um 08:17 schrieb Aki Tuomi:
> 
>> On 14/03/2022 08:43 Robert Schetterer <rs at sys4.de> wrote:
>>
>>   
>> 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
>>
>> -- 
>> [*] sys4 AG
>>
> 
> Maildir is special case in the sense that dovecot assumes that there might
be external changes, so indexes are synced when the mailbox is opened the next
time.
> 
> 
> Aki
this may not work all the time, in special if you very have big mailboxes

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