published 24/05-20 by tmplt
To improve our email system we will internally migrate from the mbox to the
Maildir format. Additionally, the presently active INBOX and any other
mailboxes will be moved from ~/Mail and /var/mail (resp.) to
/ludd/mail/maildir. This directory is not accessible to your user; it will
thus no longer be possible to manage email by executing, e.g. mutt /var/mail/username. Any other programs/filters that require direct file access
will no longer work. Management of email will only be supported via IMAP, POP3,
SMTP and/or via the web interface. A brief introduction to filters in the web
interface is available on the wiki.
The migration is planned for June 20th, which is a month away. ~/Mail will
not be removed, but will change name to ~/Mail-legacy-$(date --iso-8601=seconds). Any existing mail will be copied during the migration.
If you already manage your mail via the supported methods listed above, you can
disregard this email.