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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    [Bug 55339] Using ":" in filenames is incompatible with some NFS
From:       konold () kde ! org
Date:       2005-05-11 22:19:46
Message-ID: 20050511221946.22273.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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             Status|CLOSED                      |UNCONFIRMED
         Resolution|WONTFIX                     |



------- Additional Comments From konold kde org  2005-05-12 00:19 -------
this workaround to use mbox folders instead of maildir is a very  bad idea on a NFS \
server.

While in general having locking sensitive data on a NFS share is imho a bad idea it \
is extremely dangerous to use mbox format instead of maildir format via NFS. The \
probability of total data loss is much more increased as mbox depends on proper locks \
while maildir is lock free. (think about partial writes due to a network outage) 

In addition the ':' character does not work for CIFS based home directories. So IMHO \
kmail should consider to offer an alternative character.  

You may have a look at http://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html which describes some \
alternatives to '/' and ':'. _______________________________________________
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