Database problems
After my spinning beachball adventures trying to export my PowerMail database to PowerMail exchange format, I thought I would try to do some maintenance on the database. I restarted PowerMail and checked all of the items in the first category. Everything seemed to work except the low-level rebuild. I got a series of errors, one for each database component that needed rebuilding. In each case, the error codes were the same: Class-DB what=100 err=130 Translation, please? Could this be related to my seeming inability to export to PowerMail Exchange format? Any further assistance would be welcome! - Don -- Don Zahniser Powerbook G3 (Pismo), 40GB HD (5200 RPM), 768 MB RAM, Mac OS 10.4.11; PowerMail 6.0.5
Re: Database problems
Since the last update I've not been able to do low level rebuilds. I'm on the latest hardware and systems. I do rebuilds on a regular basis, so I suspect since the problem occurred just after the update, that there is a problem with Powermail. I've not noticed any other bad side effect, other options work well. It seems to be that Powermail is on maintenance development from CTM, I keep looking at alternatives...but none do it for me. I expect with all the competition for email clients and Powermail not supporting HTML email very well it's market is limited to the group of us that need the unique features of the program. I can only hope it's economically rational for CTM to continue to invest resources into the product into the future. Much like my Quicken 2006, the ONLY PPC application I still use. I'm happy to pay for a new product...but none can do the fairly simple things I need. I would feel more confident if the low level rebuild worked +---+ Bill Schjelderup, President b...@companioncorp.com COMPanion Corporation801-365-0555 voice 1831 Fort Union Blvd. 801-943-7752 fax Salt Lake City, Utah 84121-3041 www.companioncorp.com +---+ Nusquam est qui ubique est. - He who is everywhere is nowhere. This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are NOT the intended recipient, I'm sorry to bother you and will attempt to address my messages more carefully in the future. After my spinning beachball adventures trying to export my PowerMail database to PowerMail exchange format, I thought I would try to do some maintenance on the database. I restarted PowerMail and checked all of the items in the first category. Everything seemed to work except the low-level rebuild. I got a series of errors, one for each database component that needed rebuilding. In each case, the error codes were the same: Class-DB what=100 err=130 Translation, please? Could this be related to my seeming inability to export to PowerMail Exchange format? Any further assistance would be welcome! - Don -- Don Zahniser Powerbook G3 (Pismo), 40GB HD (5200 RPM), 768 MB RAM, Mac OS 10.4.11; PowerMail 6.0.5
Re: Deleting Attachments
... As far as the spinning beach ball goes, I don't think it would be too bad. I just checked my attachments folder. It has just under 3,000 items and it took less than 5 seconds to display. That is 4.7 seconds too long! :) I have the last of the white iMacs (circa 2007) with the maximum amount of RAM (3 to 4 GB). Assuming an equivalent Mac, it should take less than 30 seconds to display just under 14,000 items. Again, way too long. If I were trying to see all of them at once, ok, but less than 60 visible in a list? That should be instantaneous. Maybe it is better on Snow Leopard... This is why I store all my third party applications in their own folder in the Applications folder (and also subfolder by type). Keeps the wait to a minimum. Chris --
powermail-discuss Digest #2904 - 11/23/10
powermail-discuss Digest #2904 - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Re: Deleting Attachments by Don Zahniser dzahni...@rochester.rr.com Re(2): Deleting Attachments by George Henne g...@nsbasic.com Re(3): Deleting Attachments by Peter Lovell plov...@mac.com Re: Deleting Attachments by A Sanna asa...@sacofoods.com Re(4): Deleting Attachments by CTM info ctm-li...@ctmdev.com Re: Re(4): Deleting Attachments by Mirko Kranenburg mirko.li...@gmail.com Re(6): Deleting Attachments by CTM info ctm-li...@ctmdev.com Re(7): Deleting Attachments by George Henne g...@nsbasic.com Re(8): Deleting Attachments by Peter Lovell plov...@mac.com Re: Deleting Attachments by C. A. Niemiec polarb...@friarwire.net Re: Deleting Attachments by Tim Lapin t...@sympatico.ca Re(2): sent messages with IMAP by Evan Evanson eevan...@sprintmail.com Re(3): sent messages with IMAP by Peter Lovell plov...@mac.com Re: Deleting Attachments by Don Zahniser dzahni...@rochester.rr.com Re: Re(3): sent messages with IMAP by John Snippe j...@snippe.ca Database problems by Don Zahniser dzahni...@rochester.rr.com Re: Database problems by Bill Schjelderup b...@companioncorp.com Re: Deleting Attachments by C. A. Niemiec polarb...@friarwire.net -- Subject: Re: Deleting Attachments From: Don Zahniser dzahni...@rochester.rr.com Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:04:48 -0500 On 11/22/10, A Sanna wrote: Is there a way to delete a message's attachments when deleting the message itself? My Downloads folder seems to get clogged with junk GIF's. If I understand correctly, PowerMail is supposed to delete attachments when the message is deleted. What I think happens in practice, is that the attachment is deleted when PowerMail's Mail Trash is emptied. So, look in the Attachments folder, delete all Spam messages, empty PowerMail's Mail Trash, and for good measure quit PowerMail, then check the Attachments folder again. - Don -- Subject: Re(2): Deleting Attachments From: George Henne g...@nsbasic.com Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:17:57 -0500 On 11/22/10, A Sanna wrote: Is there a way to delete a message's attachments when deleting the message itself? My Downloads folder seems to get clogged with junk GIF's. I have 13,795 items in my Attachments folders, going back to 2003. I'm convinced that many of them are orphans. I wish there was a way to clean them out. -- Subject: Re(3): Deleting Attachments From: Peter Lovell plov...@mac.com Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:31:49 -0500 On Mon, Nov 22, 2010, George Henne g...@nsbasic.com wrote: I have 13,795 items in my Attachments folders, going back to 2003. I'm convinced that many of them are orphans. I wish there was a way to clean them out. I wonder if there's a way to identify orphans? Anyone know of one? Perhaps CTM has a suggestion? Cheers.Peter -- Subject: Re: Deleting Attachments From: A Sanna asa...@sacofoods.com Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:59:03 -0600 If I understand correctly, PowerMail is supposed to delete attachments when the message is deleted. Not always true. I have certain groups of files that come attached to messages that are never deleted, although the message is never opened or read. Tony -- Anthony R. Sanna SACO Foods, Inc. 1-800-373-7226 asa...@sacofoods.com -- Subject: Re(4): Deleting Attachments From: CTM info ctm-li...@ctmdev.com Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:24:55 +0100 Peter, On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:31:49 -0500, Peter Lovell plov...@mac.com wrote: I wonder if there's a way to identify orphans? Anyone know of one? Perhaps CTM has a suggestion? The behavior is that message moved to PowerMail's mail trash should see their attachments moved to the Finder trash upon emptying PowerMail's trash. This was done so that there would be two layers of protection against inadvertant destruction of attachments. And no, there is no way to identify orphans since, precisely, they are orphaned. What I do use to keep the Mail Attachments folder under control is the Find duplicates feature of FileBuddy, which will compare the dataforks of attachments by content and let you select for instance only the newest ones, then delete them in one go. This will at least get rid of duplicates, with however the risk that one of the duplicate files may be the file referenced by a message as its attachment. Regards, jean michel -- Subject: Re: Re(4): Deleting Attachments From: Mirko Kranenburg
Re: Database problems
Hello alls, I've the same problema: when I try rebuild low level, I got the fatal message: Class-DB what=100 err=130 I've the same felling as Bill: Powermail seems to be on maintenance development from CTM. It seems also to be a PERMANENT maintenance development... Sigh! Best regards. -- Raphaël Parejo Le/el/ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:43:19 -0500 Don Zahniser (dzahni...@rochester.rr.com) m'a écrit / me escribió : After my spinning beachball adventures trying to export my PowerMail database to PowerMail exchange format, I thought I would try to do some maintenance on the database. I restarted PowerMail and checked all of the items in the first category. Everything seemed to work except the low-level rebuild. I got a series of errors, one for each database component that needed rebuilding. In each case, the error codes were the same: Class-DB what=100 err=130 Translation, please? Could this be related to my seeming inability to export to PowerMail Exchange format? Any further assistance would be welcome! - Don -- Don Zahniser Powerbook G3 (Pismo), 40GB HD (5200 RPM), 768 MB RAM, Mac OS 10.4.11; PowerMail 6.0.5
Re: Deleting Attachments
Michael said--- Is there a way to delete a message's attachments when deleting the message itself? My Downloads folder seems to get clogged with junk GIF's. Attachments are deleted automatically when you delete the message. At least that is my experience. That's generally true for me too. Except for emails from people who feel the need to decorate their messages with those stupid .gif images. Every so often I have to go to my attachments folder and clear them all out manually. -- Frank Mitchell, Scottsdale, Arizona
Re: Database problems
On 11/23/10, at 10:03 AM, Bill Schjelderup b...@companioncorp.com said: It seems to be that Powermail is on maintenance development from CTM, I keep looking at alternatives...but none do it for me. I expect with all the competition for email clients and Powermail not supporting HTML email very well it's market is limited to the group of us that need the unique features of the program. I can only hope it's economically rational for CTM to continue to invest resources into the product into the future. PM is my primary e-mail client because of its speed, search capabilities, etc., but when I need better HTML implementation, I crank up Mail. I assume you're right about PM just being in maintenance mode, but I hope for a bit more from the them. My guess is them is only Jean Michel, Jérôme Seydoux and Chantal. Tom Miller .. The only time we see the middle of the road is as we run from side to side. R.O.Clark ...
