[tpop3d-discuss][PATCH]: delete maildirsize file if it exists; be nicer for Maildir++ folders

[Chris Lightfoot]

On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 10:03:25AM +0100, Arkadiusz Miskiewicz wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Currently tpop3d isn't capable of working with Maildir++
> folders.
> 
> Each application accessing Maildir++ folder is supposed to update
> maildir/maildirsize file after changing Maildir++ contents. The problem
> is that tpop3d isn't doing that and we end up with maildirsize containing
> data about already deleted messages (which fools quota calculation
> in maildir++ capable software).
> 
> The attached patch makes tpop3d usefull in such cases by just
> removing maildirsize file when there were some deletions of messages.
> The other Maildir++ capable software accessing maildir will just recreate
> maildirsize file. 
> 
> Please apply, it's agains cvs version from about month ago.

Thanks for this -- I've applied a slightly shorter version
in CVS.

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