Re: [bug-mailutils] mailutils, message uids & maildir

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Hi Stephen,

> I mean the maildir file name, ie. <seconds>.<pid> etc. (these are the
> first two 'fields')
> 
> We are looking into how to "index" these files, or put a "uid" into the
> filename.  Not yet sure how best to do this.  Right now we are using the
> first two fields as a uid, but it's a string and not an int.

I see. You could have used <seconds>, *if* no two messages have the
same value of this filed. But since it is probable that several
messages can be delivered simultaneously, this method is not safe. I
guess adding a "uid" to the filename would be a solution.

Regards,
Sergey