I've just moved back to Ubuntu after a year working in Windows. I've been managing my mail, which resides on a MS Exchange server, using Outlook and Outlook Web Access. Now I'm back on Linux, I decided I would try using Evolution, since it seems to be the Ubuntu default.
I entered the details through the wizard and lo and behold, there were all my old folders and contacts. Hurrah. However, actually accessing the contents is extremely slow. When I click on a folder for the first time, it says "Scanning for changed messages" and then "Fetching summary information for new messages". Each stage takes several minutes for each folder, even though these folders have not changed since I last looked at them. If I hit "send/receive" it goes through *all* the folders, which takes about half an hour, even though I'm not actually looking at the messages. My network monitor occasionally spikes as it does something, but the rest of the time it seems to be idle. It's pretty much the same with looking at a new message or moving a message from one box to another - both take several minutes. It's not the server being slow, because it works fine when I use the old webmail. It's a real pity, because I prefer Evolution's interface and features over Outlook. However, when a new message arrives, I click on it and it takes 2 minutes to open, even though the message is only 3 lines of text, this is not a 21st century Email tool. Any ideas? Peter _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
