Re: WAS: Kinda OT: Email clients -- NOW: Storage formats

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, 2022-02-21 at 11:55 -0600, c. marlow wrote:
> I meant to ask you Patrick:
>
> What format does Evolution use to store emails in?
>
> Like for instance... Claws uses the MH format where it stores all
> emails
> as individual numbered files.

It's configurable. It can use the old MBOX format but the best option
for local mail is probably Maildir, which keeps a separate file for
each message and is lock-free.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir

If you have detailed questions, I'd suggest asking on the Evolution
list ([e-mail]). You can check the archives at:

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-list/

When posting on the list, be sure to mention your version of Evolution
(Help->About).

poc