>> It uses a constant stream of read/seeks while running or using it, even if >> just viewing one email or hiding in the background. In contrast, mail.app or >> other apps will pull what they need from the disk when you click on a new >> mailbox for example, and then do nothing. > > My mileage varies.
In the interest of fairness, I tried the same thing on a machine with an unadulterated version of MacOS X 10.2. I too see /private/etc/localtime being stat'd every 1/2 second. Interesting. > When simply viewing an email or hiding in the background, fs_usage reveals > no activity on the part of E'rage. > > When activating windows, it does check the Script folder for changes. I > would argue that it checks for changes there more than I'd like; however, > it's by no means continuous. And, on my machine, as often as not, that > information comes from the cache and doesn't wake my drive. > > When composing email there is, in fact, some disk access because E'rage > checkpoints the in-progress message against what it's got stashed in the > auto-recovery storage. > > Executing schedules do require file system access. But how could they not? However, I still don't see a constant stream of read/seeks (aside from the checks associated with the Scripting menu...and those are intermittent, not constant). I wonder if this seeming difference is related to why some people are seeing miserable performance under 10.2 and some aren't? mikel -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
