/var/spool/imap/domain directory structure

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 14:45, Simon Matter wrote:
> > Andrew B. PAnphiloff ÐÉÛÅÔ:
> >
> >> I have two servers, one with freebsd and another with linux.
> >> So, i need transfer all mailboxes from freebsd to linux, but I have
> >> some trouble:
> >>
> >> /var/spool/imap/domain directory structure on bsd server:
> >>
> >> ---domain.tld
> >> ------------user
> >> -----------------first mailbox
> >> -----------------second mailbox
> >>
> >> /var/spool/imap/domain directory structure on linux server:
> >>
> >> --d
> >> ---domain.tld
> >> --------------f
> >> -----------------user
> >> ----------------------first mailbox
> >> --------------s
> >> -----------------user
> >> ----------------------second mailbox
> >>
> >>
> > I see difference is in hashimapspool option, but how migrate from
> > one structure to another ?
> 
> You can move the spool to the new server and then run rehash to change the
> hashing scheme.

Can you explain further? In the man page for imapd.conf, it states:
hashimapspool:1
 If enabled, the partitions will also be hashed, in addition to the
hashing done on configuration directories.  This is recommended if one
partition has a very bushy mailbox tree.

And what does _bushy_ mailbox tree means?

What's the benefit/downside of one vs the other??

 
Ow Mun Heng
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