[MacPorts] #23090: imap-uw variant to default new mailboxes to "mix" format

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#23090: imap-uw variant to default new mailboxes to "mix" format
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 Reporter:  mports@…             |       Owner:  snc@…           
     Type:  enhancement          |      Status:  assigned        
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                  
Component:  ports                |     Version:  1.8.1           
 Keywords:  haspatch             |        Port:  imap-uw         
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Comment(by mports@…):

 Replying to [comment:3 snc@…]:
 > After perusing their site do you still believe that mix format will be
 beneficial for you?

 Hi. Yes. The mix format is newer (2006) than mbx and has a number of
 advantages. Wikipedia has an brief overview:
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIX_(Email)]

 I use UW IMAP exclusively for personal mail storage, so the higher
 performance and better robustness, while nice, are not all that important.
 I use mix primarily because it allows dual-use mailboxes, i.e., they can
 contain both messages and sub-folders, and it breaks up mailboxes into
 smaller sized files that help with backup performance. The downside, I
 suppose, is that the format is not directly readable by non-UW software
 (maybe this has changed) but I don't mind that.

 > Thanks and I'll have your variant in this weekend!

 Thanks! No rush.

 Any thoughts on how to manage the fact that the mbx and mix variants
 should be mutually exclusive? I suppose that since they are both described
 as setting the default mailbox format, it's implied that they should not
 be used together. Should the descriptions be more explicit?

 Thanks again.

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