Thunderbird Problem

[Wade Smart]

06252006 1601 GMT-6

So 2.8 GB of mail is too much for Thunderbird. Ok.
Thanks.

wade

Scott Kitterman wrote:

>On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:24:01 -0500 Wade Smart <wade at wadesmart.com> wrote:
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>>06252006 1421 GMT-6
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>>My largest file under ./mozilla-thunderbird is 173.2 MB
>>That 50,000 is the number of email messages in one folder.
>>
>>Im using Gnome. I tried Evolution but just couldnt get the
>>hang of it - and it wasnt as easy as Thunderbird.
>>
>>wade
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>I think that what you are experiencing is probably as good as it gets with 
>Thunderbird and 50,000 messages.  I think your options are limited:
>
> - Suck it up and live with the current situation.
>
> - Break the folders down into smaller folders (you'll have to experiment 
>with a good size, but I'd be surprised if more than one or two thousand 
>worked well)
>
> - Increase RAM/get faster hard drives (I put this at a low probability off 
>success, but it may help).
>
> - Switch to a mail program that supports a more scalable file format 
>(maildir is one, there may be others).  
>
>Were I in your shoes I'd try Kmail (it's the only mail program I know of 
>that supports maildir).  Perhaps you could use Kubuntu live CD.  Others may 
>have other suggestions.
>
>Scott K
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