Cyrus + (insert Best MTA here) Suggestions

[Ow Mun Heng]

On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 02:06, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Am Do, den 18.11.2004 schrieb Ow Mun Heng um 8:43:
> 
> > Also, I've heard that sendmail does not support maildir format natively,
> > but I've also heard that one can use procmail to deliver it into maildir
> > format.
> 
> Sendmail does not know anything about the mail storage, either it may be
> mbox or maildir format.

Which is where procmail come. 

>  Sendmail always needs an LDA or could pass the
> mail to an LMTP socket, like with Cyrus-IMAPd.With Sieve for filtering
> there should be no need for procmail 

So in effect, usage of cyrus IMAPd, will effectively take over
procmails' job as the local LDA/LMTP.

I believe sieve functions much like procmail then? It also performs as a
mail-filter/forwarder

> (though of course you can do more
> 'nasty' things than with Sieve - if always reasonlable?).
I don't follow.

> 
> Cheers Heng :)
Actually, My name goes like this
Ow - Surname
Mun Heng - Given Name


> 
> Alexander

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