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   Subject: Re: Dovecot for testing - can someone please give advice?./. Was:   
   Citadel? Courier? Cyrus? Dovecot? - I just want to backup my emails   
      
   Markus Robert Kessler  wrote:   
   > On 18 Jan 2026 07:21:23 +1000 Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >> Markus Robert Kessler  wrote:   
   >>> I try to set up a simple Dovecot instance on a raspberry where I can   
   >>> create one mailbox and use this for testing purposes with GNU Mailutils   
   >>> and ImapSync.   
   >>    
   >> FWIW GNU Mailutils comes with an IMAP server too, which I use for about   
   >> the same purpose as what you seem to be doing. It seemed like a good   
   >> idea but in practice I rarely use it and read the mailbox movemail   
   >> writes to directly with an email client instead.   
   >    
   > [..]   
   >    
   > Thanks! Yes, I see imapd is also created when installing from GNU    
   > Mailutils tarball.   
      
   Actually it should be "imap4d".   
      
   > Confusingly, Raspbian has each a separate package for    
   > imapd, pop3, etc. Maybe, they consider this to be easier to just install    
   > what's needed, rather than do a 'systemctl disable ...' for all unwanted    
   > services.   
      
   Probably, and note that when you install from the tarball you won't   
   get the Systemd services added like you (might) get with the   
   packages.   
      
   > B.t.w., does GNU Mailutils imapd need mysql to store email details, or is    
   > there everything stored in plain text?   
      
   All plain-text, although you can choose the format, MH format in my   
   example. With MH format each email is kept in an individual   
   sequentially-numbered file.   
      
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