Re: QMail

Am Di, den 02.11.2004 schrieb Chris Browne um 0:05:
> tino@wildenhain.de (Tino Wildenhain) writes:
> > Am Sa, den 30.10.2004 schrieb Russell Smith um 8:02:
> >> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 04:14 am, Eric wrote:
> >> > Is there something to interface postgreSQL with QMail to store mails in
> >> > pgsql instead of using mbox or maildir?
> >> >
> >> > Or maybe it's not a good idea to do that?
> >> >
> >> > I think there is some adavantages...
> >>
> >> also look at http://www.dbmail.org/
> >
> > Do you know anything else? dbmail seems too much mysql
> > centric while at least providing access to postgresql
> > which is a pro. The storage of mails in big chunks
> > seems less then ideal and you need clever views to
> > get local part and host seperately.
>
> I seriously question the merits of interfacing qmail with PostgreSQL;
> qmail is "merely" an MTA, and is basically where mail would get
> _queued_ until it is delivered to someone's 'mailbox.'
>
> qmail isn't a 'mailbox manager,' so using PG as the data store for
> qmail just doesn't seem sensible.

_I_ know ;)

> What _would_ seem sensible would be to use PG for the data store for
> an IMAP server.

that is, what dbmail tries to do.

> The most relevant one would seem to be Decimail:
>
>   <http://decimail.org/>
>
> Decimail...
>
>     * Is an IMAP / SMTP email server.
>     * Uses a PostgreSQL database to store the messages.
>     * Defines mailboxes using SQL queries.
>
> The way it handles mailboxes is very interesting...

Indeed, looks conceptional perfect. Lets try it.
Thanks for the hint!

Regards
Tino