On 10/1/2023 5:51 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Sat, 2023-09-30 at 14:43 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 9/30/23 14:40, Joe Zeff wrote:
>> On 09/30/2023 03:18 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
>>> As far as I know, there aren't any options for local storage.
>> I mean there are no options for what type of storage Thunderbird uses
> for local storage. It only has the format Mozilla has always used,
> which I think is something like mbox with an index.
mbox is the default, but you can select Maildir when you create the
account, at least when you are using imap.
> That explains the "compacting". Mbox has one file per mail folder, and
> leaves holes when mails are deleted, so the mbox file doesn't actually
> shrink until it's copied and renamed, i.e. "compacted". This can cause
> issues with locking, especially if the mbox is on a remote mount.
> Maildir is a better solution which has no locking issues and doesn't
> require compacting.
>
> I'm sure you know all this, but others may not.
>
> poc