owl-users - Re: Courier-Imap server on Owl

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Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 15:37:55 +0400
From: Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>
To: owl-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Courier-Imap server on Owl

On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 01:09:43PM +0400, Melekhov Alexandre A. wrote:
> > Why use Courier and not dovecot, though?
> 
> Once I use dovecot for IMAP service. Don't remember exactly why, but I did not like it at all.
> 
> Why did you ask about it? Is it better?

Unlike Courier, it's designed for security and thus is more in line
with Owl.  I think it is also not limited to Maildirs for storage.

If we'd ever include IMAP into Owl, dovecot is the primary candidate.

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