Friday, May 13, 2005, 9:18:44 PM, Marck wrote: MDP> Add a simple outbound mail filter to move sent mail straight to the MDP> Inbox. But here, I have to step into soapbox mode. It's not wise to MDP> use the inbox as a main storage folder - it is high traffic. I keep MDP> mine empty. Once you have a good filtering system in place, inbound MDP> and outbound messages can be routed to specific folders for specific MDP> topics.
I've heard this advice before and I am a little confused. Surely, unless one has a large number of folders to filter out to, then any of those target folders is also going to be relatively high traffic? Further, the avoidance of a "high traffic" folder is predicated on what? Is TB! not to be trusted with high volumes in one place? If so, why not? And while we're here - define "high traffic". If I receive 200 emails a day and filter them to 10 folders, then I am trafficking 20 emails per day per folder. Another user might only receive 20 emails a day total and yet this advice would suggest they should filter out to other folders. This doesn't stack up. Perhaps I am missing something, but I don't see this as valid *generic* advice unless the inbox is to be treated as a deadly scourge. Anyone care to enlighten me? -- Cheers, Allister :flag-newzealand: New Zealand / Aotearoa ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
