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+Maildir is the first [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Pluggable_Mail_Stores pluggable mail store] to be implemented as an alternative to mbox - the traditional format used by Thunderbird. Thunderbird's maildir implementation allows a single unique filename per email ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email#Filename_extensions EML]).
+'''Note, Thunderbird's maildir implementation is NOT [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir full maildir] in the sense that most people know as maildir, particularly linux users or mail administrators. You cannot point a Thunderbird account to a mail server directory. For example you do not get [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1219781 Bug 1219781 - maildir storing message flags not implemented message flags stored with emails]. You only get a single file per message, and nothing more.'''
-[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Pluggable_Mail_Stores Pluggable Stores] explains why we need
-other pluggable stores.
-Maildir is the first pluggable mail store to be implemented as an alternative to mbox - the traditional format used by Thunderbird. Thunderbird's maildir implementation allows a single unique filename per email ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email#Filename_extensions EML]).
-'''Note this is NOT full maildir in the sense that most people, particularly linux users or mail administrators, know as maildir. You cannot point a Thunderbird account to a mail server directory. You do not get message flags stored with emails. You only get a single file per message, and nothing more.'''
 == Enable Maildir mailbox format ==
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 "mail.serverDefaultStoreContractID" to "@mozilla.org/msgstore/maildirstore;1".
-We aren't sure of the side-effects of using maildir as the default store on a profile
+We aren't sure of the side-effects of using maildir as the default store on a profile that was created on Berkeley mailbox(mbox) format, so we suggest you to create a fresh profile to work with maildir so as to avoid any dataloss that might occur.
-that was created on Berkeley mailbox(mbox) format, so we suggest you to create a fresh profile
-to work with maildir so as to avoid any dataloss that might occur.
 == Operations now successful with Maildir ==
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 * See meta-bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=845952  finish "maildir" message storage]
 * Move to maildir local folders sometimes fail. See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=859011 bug 859011], [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215722 bug 1215722].
-* Crash [@ OOM | small ] during generating MSF file. See {{Bug|1333342}}
 == Methods that may result in Process crash ==
 Please don't use CopyService for any copy operations in the source code if you are using maildir. As of now,
 we haven't addressed this bit and copying using CopyService results in process crash.