On 5/28/04 2:53 PM, "Remo Del Bello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Once upon a time I created a custom view in Entourage v.X to combine my > various Inboxes. Unfortunately, the Location of a custom view containing > messages can only be set to "All Folders" or "This Folder", so I had to use > the following for the custom view: > > Item Types: Messages > Location: All Folders > Criteria: (Match if any criteria are met) > Folder Is Inbox > Folder is INBOX (IMAP Account 1) > Folder is INBOX (IMAP Account 2) > ... Etc > > This however, turned out to be awfully slow (over 30 seconds for a 300MB > database). Of course the cause of the slowness is the Location being set to > All Folders. It's admirable that Entourage was able to search through my all > 300MB worth of database and track down all the messages by the folder they > were stored in. Unfortunately, it is just too slow to actually use. > > I suggested at the time, that a third option, "These Folders" be added to > the Custom View window, allowing the selection of multiple, specific folders > to search. One of the members of the development team replying (privately, I > believe and, I apologize, I don't remember who it was) that he experienced > the same frustration as he was doing the same thing and that the suggestion > would be considered for a future release. > > And *finally* my question... Has this (or another way to aggregate multiple > Inboxes) been added to Entourage 2004? No. But the search is 10 to 100 times faster, so you'd be happy with it now. I am. -- Paul Berkowitz -- 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/>
