This is an interesting topic, as I run in Exchange mode and have found that rebuilding the database simply forces a reload of all content from the server, so I have never understood what the point of a rebuild is. Can anyone tell me why I would go to the trouble of rebuilding the database?
Phil On 11/4/05 8:20 AM, "Lindsley Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A rebuilding of the database while items still sit on a POP server is almost > guaranteed to induce a reloading of items on it. As I understand it, the > system of marking and inventorying (indexing) the POP-retained items gets new > numbers inside of Entrourage and then the items on the server all (or mostly?) > look to be new.... Ergo, get all the stuff off the POP servers before a > rebuild if that is possible. > > LW > > Quoting Peter Boisseau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> on 2/11/05 11:47, Mark Falchook at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Lindsley, >>> >>>> have certain accounts (e.g., those of the traveling member) be handled >>>> as a semi-IMAP by checking the POP account option to "leave a copy of the >>>> message on the server". >>> >>> Precisely what I'm doing. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -Mark >>> >> >> And me. I also use "leave a copy of the message on the server" as a >> semi-backup safeguard strategy. Knowing that I have a copy of all recent >> emails on my ISP's server means that I can go longer before having to do an >> email backup. >> >> Although, in this respect, Entourage can be a bit flaky. Several times I >> have logged on only to have a couple of month's worth of duplicate emails >> pour into my computer! I've never discovered why this happens, although I've >> learnt that one obvious danger point usually follows any software fixes or >> upgrades. >> >> Peter >> >> >> -- >> 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/> >> > -- 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/>
