While you can proceed to do other things with Thunderbird open. If you are using IMAP and close the client it will drop the connection and fail to write to the sent folder. I don't know for POP, but I am guessing the same holds true if you close the app, you'll disrupt the copy to the sent folder.
On 03/29/2010 08:17 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: > Postmaster wrote: >> Currently, qmailtoaster/Thunderbird is setup in the following way. >> Firstly, it sends the e-mail and then the message is copied to sent >> folder. >> This is not a problem for a small messages without attachments. >> >> If there is a 5mb attachment, then this is a pain in the neck to wait >> for the message to be sent and then wait for the same time for the >> message to be copied to sent folder. >> >> Is there any way to combine these functions, i.e. to send the message >> and at the same time copy the message to sent folder >> so that on the client side there is only one function performed. >> >> Many thanks >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Short answer: no. > > This is largely a client side function, and has little to do with the > server. Regarding the little that is done by the server, the sending > process is totally separate (goes to different program on a different > port) from the saving a copy function. Bringing them together would be > a huge undertaking. > > If you're using TBird with pop, the sent folder resides on the client, > and the server doesn't even come into play. If you're using TBird with > imap and need to speed up the copy to sent folder, you might try using > Dovecot in place of Courier. Dovecot performs generally better than > Courier, but I'm not sure how much improvement (if any) you'd see in > that area. > > I'm wondering, why are you waiting for the message to be sent and > copied? Can't you simply proceed to do something else in the meantime? > -- Cecil Yother, Jr. "cj" cj's 2318 Clement Ave Alameda, CA 94501 tel 510.865.2787 | fax 510.864.7300 http://yother.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
