On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 18:51, Ronald Kuetemeier wrote: > On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 15:49, Scott Otterson wrote: > > Well, I submitted that bug on evolution hanging on modem disconnects: > > > > http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=34428 > > > > It got immediately closed because evolution is hanging in some mozilla > > library and there is "nothing we can do about it." > > > > So, we now know that the hanging problem is neither Linux, UW IMAP, or > > TCP, but is actually mozilla -- yet mozilla IMAP on Linux does not hang > > when a modem is disconnected. > > > > I don't suppose it's possible that the library is not being used > > correctly... > > > Nah, I vote for blaming it on Microsoft programmers. They actually > figured out how to write a working signal handler, therefore set a bad > example and that's there fault :-). Shame on the Mozilla programmers to > follow that example. Oh wait there's is Bill Joy and the boys from BSD > networking, let's blame them, since they started this mess. > > Just couldn't resist, > Ronald > > BTW. I will fix it in the next week(s) in my tree.
so what's the problem? Jeff > > > Scott > > > > On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 09:13, Scott Otterson wrote: > > > Michael and Ted, thanks for the advice! > > > > > > It was the vfolders that were killing IMAP performance. > > > > > > The default vfolders that were added for free when I upgraded to 1.20 > > > were called "unread mail" and "unimportant mail". I didn't have them > > > before and I don't use them ever, so I deleted them and, voila, the > > > insane checking and rechecking went away. Speed is back to normal. May > > > I be excused from deinstalling my harddrive to test 1.08? > > > > > > OK, for me, the conclusions from this thread are: > > > > > > - It was the new vfolders that were causing slow IMAP in > > > 1.20 v.s. 1.08; UW IMAP was probably a total red herring. > > > > > > - Vfolders should not be added unless you ask for them. This will > > > significantly lower the blood pressure of Ximian employees. > > > > > > - The hang due to disconnects is not a problem with Linux but a bug > > > in evolution. I will submit a bug report on that. > > > > > > Thank God it's over! > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 21:09, Michael J. Carter wrote: > > > > On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 20:10, ted targosz wrote: > > > > > > > > > When I got rid of those pesky vFolders on IMAP... It made a HUGE > > > > > difference. Selecting folders and messages is now many times faster. > > > > > > > > I just noticed that 1.2 had installed two 'default' vfolders. I don't > > > > remember their names but I believe they referred local mailboxes. I > > > > found that when I deleted these, my IMAP performance improved (mostly > > > > switching between large folders. > > > > > > > > Does this make sense? > > > > > > > > mjc > > > -- > > > Scott Otterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution > > -- Jeffrey Stedfast Evolution Hacker - Ximian, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.ximian.com _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
