[Dovecot] Using MySQL to store email?

Marc Perkel marc at perkel.com
Wed Jun 7 18:23:44 EEST 2006



Lev A. Serebryakov wrote:
> Marc Perkel wrote:
>
>> To do this with MySQL would be trivial. To do it without a database 
>> isn't possible.
>  My MUA has ability to do exactly this...
>  In any case, it isn't possible without some server-side (or
> client-side) client program -- MUA or LDA (because dovecot
> doesn't have any filtering abilities by itself). I don't see, why it is
> not possible to write such LDA/pseudo-MUA without database. Simplest 
> way is to generate sieve/procmail script...

The complex delivery logic would be in writing my own LDA to do the 
fancy stuff. I just need Dovecot to read it once it's in the database.




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