Well, I do use IMAP and I can think of a few reasons you might want to use IMAP for some reason.
A) You want to clean ship locally. You've downloaded all of those messages, and you want to be able to access them at any time (which is why you use an IMAP server), but you don't necessarily need all of them taking up database space too. Clearing the cache deletes the entries, and only downloads messages when you need them. B) You are getting odd listings, double or missing messages, that can be viewed through a web interface. Emptying the cache will usually take care of this corruption. -- Mickey Stevens Microsoft Mac MVP The Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> On 10/19/02 2:32 PM, "Allen Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since I don't use IMAP, I can't really comment. Emptying the newsgroup cache > will delete downloaded messages. (If you want copies of some messages > preserved, drag a copy to a regular Entourage folder before you empty the > cache. Otherwise, if the message is gone from the server, it will be > permanently deleted.) > -- > Microsoft MVP for Entourage/OE/Word (MVPs are volunteers) > Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Entourage FAQ site: > <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > AppleScripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: > <http://members.thinkaccess.net/allenwatson@;thinkaccess.net/Scripts/> > Entourage Help Pages: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > >> From: Dean Suhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 17:11:16 -0700 >> To: Entourage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Empty Cache [was: Advanced Rebuild shrinks database] >> >> Can you elaborate on the empty cache command. On my IMAP folder it removes >> everything from the folder (not the server). It seems like I need to quit >> and then restart E'rage to have the data reinstate itself. I did this >> earlier today to reset an unread message counter that got stuck saying there >> was 1 unread message when there really was none. >> >> Other than fixing things like this .. why would I want to empty the IMAP >> cache? -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:Entourage-Talk-Off@;lists.letterrip.com> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
