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diff --git a/doc/wiki/MailboxFormat.mailstore.txt b/doc/wiki/MailboxFormat.mailstore.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3993602 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/wiki/MailboxFormat.mailstore.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Mailstore +========= + +This format originated with exim. Each message is written as two unique +filenames ending in .env and .msg. The .env contains the message envelope, and +the .msg file contains the actual message. When an email is delivered, the +email header is created with the suffix .tmp, and the message is created with +.msg. When the .msg file is completed, the .tmp file is renamed to end in .env. +Programs wishing to access an email must wait for both files to be present, or +for the absence of the .tmp file. + +References +---------- + + * http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.60/doc/html/spec.html/ch26.html#id2639666 + +(This file was created from the wiki on 2019-06-19 12:42) |