Does it support LDAP and using external database?

[gobiursus]

Hi all.
Does mox support LDAP and using external database?
Thank you!

[mjl-]

There is no LDAP support at the moment. Also see https://github.com/mjl-/mox/issues/181.

And for external database, do you mean eg PostgreSQL for storing mailboxes/messages/accounts? No that's not an option. Mox always stores data in database files on the file system. You can make consistent snapshots of the database files with "mox backup" (you still have to copy them somewhere for long-term backup). Making the database layer replaceable would be quite some work.

[gobiursus]

There is no LDAP support at the moment. Also see https://github.com/mjl-/mox/issues/181.

And for external database, do you mean eg PostgreSQL for storing mailboxes/messages/accounts? No that's not an option. Mox always stores data in database files on the file system. You can make consistent snapshots of the database files with "mox backup" (you still have to copy them somewhere for long-term backup). Making the database layer replaceable would be quite some work.

I hope we have LDAP support one day.
I meant if we use PostgreSQL or MySQL, the database better to be supported to use an existing external database. I agree with you that emails should be stored on the filesystem but maybe some metadata information can be stored on database? Anyway, it doesn't matter since Mox is not using any database

[mjl-]

Anyway, it doesn't matter since Mox is not using any database

All the metadata about messages, and also the mailboxes, is in bstore/bbolt database files. With tables, records, indexes. But it's not SQL, and you can't connect to it over the network. It's more like sqlite files, but the bstore/bbolt files cannot be opened by multiple processes at the same time. Only mox typically has the files open.

[ptman]

SASL XOAUTH2 would probably be even better for future.