How does Dada Mail save its information?
Dada Mail saves its information in many different files, in two (possibly three…) formats, plain text and DB_File and SQL flavors. The list subscription list is saved in either: • a plain text file with one email per line. The file is called ‘list_name.list’ where ‘list_name’ is the name of your list, with underscores instead of spaces. Blacklists are stored in a similar way, but with a ‘blacklist’ extension. • An SQL table The schema which can be found in the dada/extras/SQL directory of the distribution. List Settings are saved in DB Files. Dada Mail is flexible in what DB_File package you use, be it DB_File, GDBM, ODBM, or SDBM, the Berkeley DB_File format is preferred. Settings are stored with one setting per key, the key name the same as the setting name. Message archives can also be stored in: • DB_Files Archived messages are saved with the date sent as the key, looking like: 20010308151009 (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS) with the value being the subject, the message and then the message form
