On Wed, 23 May 2018 at 16:28, JP Hindin via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote:
> Apologies to hijack this one (I can't tell you how impressed I am with > both the CHM's efforts and Qualcomm's release, I find these things really > exciting for our hobby) - but I've been having real troubles with TBird in > the last few years and my obstinacy has been holding me back. Ditto. > I run Thunderbird on a 2016 MacBoook Pro (Sierra 10.12.6, 2.6GHz i7, 16GB > RAM, internal SSD) where I'm pulling via IMAP from Google (their > professional company service thingy), but maintain a local 24GB cache of > eMail. > It's slower than molasses in january. Moving eMail around between > 'folders' often has it sit and spin the beachball for 2-3 seconds - dozens > of times a day. And I just can't work out why - I mean, yes, it's a lot of > ruddy eMail, but it's a monster of a laptop and it should be > pulling/moving on the SSD when it's getting stuck before it's even tried > to send the move message to google. > I _detest_ the gmail interface, I'd really prefer to continue using a > client like this - but TBird just isn't getting any better. I actually quite like the Gmail interface, and I've been using it for 14Y now, but I'd like a fast usable local client. I travel a lot, and I don't always have Internet access on the road. A proper responsive local email client, where I could read, comment, and post it all when I get to my destination, would be great. T'bird is no longer it, alas. It was for years, and I spent time and effort moving my email archive 1991-2004 to it. But as you say, it's sluglike in the extreme with Gmail. > What am I missing here? Are there better options? Is Thunderbird just not > designed for large mail sets for people who actually work for a living? I do wonder myself. I now use Claws at work. It's quicker. I don't like it, but it does the job. > Responses should probably be sent to me directly. And my thanks in advance > for your opinions, my curmudgeonly behaviour is really eating up my time > and I'm hoping there's a reasonable fix beyond "Suck it up and use gmail". I've left the CC on. -- Liam Proven • Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: [email protected] • Google Mail/Hangouts/Plus: [email protected] Twitter/Facebook/Flickr: lproven • Skype/LinkedIn: liamproven UK: +44 7939-087884 • ČR (+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal): +420 702 829 053
