singpolyma tweeted, “If I switch from mbox to Maildir should I switch from /var/mail/$user to $HOME/Mail ? Why? http://sngpl.ma/t46Y1” @ 2010-183.602Z 3 Responses millebi • 2010-183.663Z @singpolyma Depends on how you want to manage disk space for mail. /var or /home … your preference egerlach • 2010-183.682Z @singpolyma Yes, depending on the tools. Some expect /var/mail to be mboxes. I put maildirs on /srv/mail on my mailservers. dj3vande • 2010-184.033Z @singpolyma Full home dir filesystem (or quota) should not prevent mail delivery. If they’re network shares, natural homes may also differ. Leave a Response Name Email Website Comment Authenticate this comment using OpenID. Get replies via e-mail
millebi • 2010-183.663Z @singpolyma Depends on how you want to manage disk space for mail. /var or /home … your preference
egerlach • 2010-183.682Z @singpolyma Yes, depending on the tools. Some expect /var/mail to be mboxes. I put maildirs on /srv/mail on my mailservers.
dj3vande • 2010-184.033Z @singpolyma Full home dir filesystem (or quota) should not prevent mail delivery. If they’re network shares, natural homes may also differ.
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millebi •
@singpolyma Depends on how you want to manage disk space for mail. /var or /home … your preference
egerlach •
@singpolyma Yes, depending on the tools. Some expect /var/mail to be mboxes. I put maildirs on /srv/mail on my mailservers.
dj3vande •
@singpolyma Full home dir filesystem (or quota) should not prevent mail delivery. If they’re network shares, natural homes may also differ.