[plug] Maildir Archive and Retrieval or Access from cd?

[Simon Scott]

ext2 filesystem on CD?

it can be done I believe.

Or, more easily, an ext2 filesystem mounted via loopback, then unmount and
burn to CD. Then you can mount the CD, and mount the ext2 filesystem via
loopback ;)



> Hello All,
> I got onto maildir because I thought it the best way to handle huge
> amounts of e-mail and archive them for later reference.  
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> Ideally the files were to be put to cd and accessed directly from there
> if required.  Unfortunately the multiple small files seem to clash with
> the cd writing format - doesn't work.  
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> Tar would be perfect for archiving, but doesn't allow for searching or
> accessing them 'in situ'.  Any ideas on an alternative that might allow
> this or is there a better way to achieve the same end?
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> Thanks very much,
> Daniel.
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