Finally Upgrading to Fedora Core 3 - and other things

[Net Llama!]

On 12/30/2004 01:29 AM, James McDonald wrote:
> OK,
> 
> I have just downloaded the Fedora Core 3 iso's and burnt them to disk.
> 
> I have traditionally gone to the long and arduous task of compiling qmail/vpopmail/qmailadmin etc from scratch. However I notice that postfix supports Maildir. Those on list that use postfix and esp those that run FC3 how does one change the mailbox type to Maildir format?
> 	http://www.geocities.com/mailsoftware42/ (this is a good MTA comparison)
> 
> Also I have a directory with all my Maildirs in it. Is copying the entire current Maildir structure to my new installation which will be running Maildir all I need to do?

sorry, i've never used qmail or postfix.

> 
> And damn how do you skip along a sentence with the cursor in vi. I keep having to left and right arrow along sentences and it's giving me the irrits.

don't use vi ?  ;)

> 
> Another question does anyone on list find using the windowesque term "Folder" objectionable I keep accidently putting in instead of the more accurate "Directory" and then deleting. But is it a problem to say folder instead of dir?

yes, i find it objectionable.  folders are what i keep in a desk drawer. 
  directories are filesystem structure.


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