On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 17:43 -0400, Jeff wrote: > Hello, > I'm considering using Evolution for my aunt who let her Thunderbird > POP3 mailbox corrupt itself again. > > It's the second time that her inbox grows over 2 GiB (4.7 GiB this > time). When that happens, well, the mail client will be slow as > molasses and return the wrong messages (or nothing at all) when trying > to open them, indicating a corrupt mailbox index at first glance. > You'd think that just deleting those Thunderbird index files would fix > the problem, but no, it deletes the mail. > > So, I've had enough, and want to stop screwing around with that mail > client that can't handle decently all the > powerpoint-crap-coming-down-the-pipe, and make her use my beloved > Evolution for the POP3 account. I guess it would be in mbox format, > since, reading this mailing list, that there doesn't seem to be an > easy/official way to use maildir(?). > > I'd like to ask a few questions regarding Evolution's performance > under a theoretical worst-case scenario. > > Let's imagine that evolution has a 10 GiB mbox file for the inbox > (worst case scenario). Has any of you experienced corruption or big > performance problems with situations like that? > > Secondly, as I understand from looking at > http://www.go-evolution.org/FAQ#I_deleted_a_bunch_of_mail_but_my_mailbox_is_just_as_big_as_before._Why.3F > > ...it seems to me that > - expunge = compressing the mbox file of a folder to make it more > efficient > - emptying the trash = compressing all the mbox files. > > As I know that there is an option in the preferences to empty the > trash "on exit", "daily", "weekly" or "monthly", if I activate it, can > I safely assume that, as long as my aunt puts big/useless mails in the > trash, they will be completely purged automatically, and that the > inbox folder size should not grow to unmanageable sizes, therefore > acting like an "autoexpunge/cleanup" option? I want something that > requires ZERO interaction here, because said user has the bad habit of > replying "No" to "do you want to compress the folders" prompts and > such. > > To summarize my questions: > - will setting the trash to empty itself daily ensure that when the > user trashes mail, it doesn't sit there for years "waiting to be > compressed" like in thunderbird? > - in the event that this does not prevent a huge mailbox (>1 gb), > would evolution still be able to manage multi-gigabyte mailboxes? > - has anyone experienced mbox index corruption much? > > Of course, I know that I can ask for no guarantee or anything, I just > wish to hear your stories of reliability so far. If that matters, the > system uses Evolution 2.22.x on Ubuntu 8.04.1. > > I look forward to your insights and experiences. > _______________________________________________ > Evolution-list mailing list > Evolution-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
would the following scenario work: setup the pop3 account ala defaults - this would have all the mail going into mbox. Then, create a maildir local account. Then, create a filter on 'Source Account' ( the previously setup pop3 account ) to move all mail to the maildir account on receipt. Then you don't have to worry about managing a 2GB+ file. _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
