Mailbox formats

May 21, 2004 15:22

Time for a geek entry, even though few if any current readers care about this stuff. My apologies.Email must be stored somewhere. First, while it's waiting on a server to be downloaded with a POP or IMAP client; second, after it's been downloaded to a user's computer; third, when a user saves it for posterity. (Yes, I'm deliberately ignoring ( Read more... )

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anonymous April 22 2006, 23:38:05 UTC
This is a good read. Thanks for the author's clear explanations!

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Thank you anonymous January 19 2010, 19:43:13 UTC
Well written, just what I was looking for.

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best_neomatrix August 6 2011, 23:54:54 UTC
Thank you for this article!

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