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On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:33:57 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

>>> Just to be contrary, I *like* mbox.
>> 
>> Me too. :-)

Me too.

> Why? What features or benefits of mbox do you see that make up for it's 
> disadvantages?

Simplicity and performance.

Maildir isn't simple when you add in the filesystem or archive format
(leaving aside the fact that maildir cannot be processed using nothing but
ANSI C).

Nor is it particularly quick if you want to grep for a message in a
decade's worth of archives (even on Linux; and NTFS is *much* worse for
dealing with many small files).