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Re: another silly question



On Wed, May 04, 2005 at 04:19:17PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2005-05-03 13:18:52 -0500, David Champion wrote:
> > That's not quite right. Mbox has often been recommended, just not as
> > a one-step solution to the same set of problems. Each format has
> > strengths, and each has weaknesses. I use both, I like using both,
> > and I think mbox is the best default for any UNIX mailer that aims
> > to be broadly usable.
> 
> Why would this make Mutt more broadly usable?

Because the default mail application available on most Unix systems
often supports mbox, but not maildir.  IIRC, sendmail's mail.local
delivery agent doesn't support maildir, but only mbox -- procmail may
not be available.  Many users live in environments where maildir isn't
an option, at least not without the effort of installing a lot of
software... which may not actually be possible for various reasons.


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