difference between mbox and mdir

sixth_sense · 04-21-2005, 02:07 AM

Hi,

I am trying to install and configure Qmail for the first time on my redhat box following instruction of "Life with qmail" -> www.lifewithqmail.org

I am new with the email server...can anyone help me understanding whats difference between mailbox and maildir?

(For information: I want to use mysql with my mailserver)

- Thanks.

Donboy · 04-21-2005, 07:36 AM

Maildir is a directory with each message in a seperate file. Mbox is one file that contains all your email messages. Most people go with Maildir because there are many 3rd party programs written for Maildir messages.