Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Mail client recommendation?

[j.romildo@gmail.com]

On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 02:20:04PM +0200, Alexander Skwar wrote:
> j.romildo@gmail.com wrote:
> > 
[...]
> > I have several mbox mail folders with messages delivered by
> > procmail.
> 
> Why do you use mbox, if I may ask?

I use mbox because it offers better search performance when the search
is done in the body of messages: only one file (the mbox file) has to be
read to perform the search. Such a search would be much less efficient
on a mail folder where each message is stored in a separate file. And
the primary reason I keep archives of mailing list messages is for easy
search. Most mailing lists are archived on the internet, but searching
them locally is much more flexible if done locally than on the web. Of
corse I archive my private messages too. Furthermore mbox folders can be
easily stored in compressed forms (using gzip, for instance) and good
mail clients can read them that way. I also consider the number of files
an advantage, as mail folders where each message is stored in its own
file would create a very big number of files on my scenario with many
messages being archived.

Romildo
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