Ah sorry, I forgot to add that there are no .OST's in use here. That has been something I've been meaning to test though.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Bob Fronk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the OST size? Does this occur when not in cached mode? Number > of items in the mailbox? > > I just had a user with 20,000 items in a folder, most with attachments. > The OST grew to 26GB... yes, you read that right. Outlook choked. > > Once I moved that folder out to a PST and closed it, Outlook returned to > normal. > > The symptoms are similar, but not exact to what you describe. > > Bob Fronk > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:06 PM >> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues >> Subject: Outlook performance issue (very weird) >> >> Hi folk, >> >> Hopefully someone here can shed some light on this, as I'm completely > befuddled: >> >> For months now, I have an issue with one particular user. No matter >> what computer he sits at, no matter what computer we deploy him, no >> matter how many times we [re]install Outlook for him: he sporadically >> has issues opening certain messages. >> >> The problem as I observe it, only happens with messages with >> attachments (file or inline HTML, etc). Monitoring the Outlook Secure >> Temp Folder allows me to see how slowly it is taking to cache the >> attachment. Even for a really small logo, the file name gets created >> instantly, but it takes seconds to complete the file cache - during >> which Outlook is unresponsive; typically with only a partially-drawn >> message window. >> >> The delay cache and draw the window is exponential to how long it >> takes to cache the attachments: Multiply the same attachment, and the >> time it takes to cache/open takes that much longer. >> >> Another oddity is that as soon as the message window is closed, the >> contents of the Outlook Secure Temp Folder are emptied - which is also >> not typical behavior. >> >> I have not had the chance to confirm the OSTF contents, but I have >> heard word that 2 people this week have had a couple of instances that >> sound cosmetically similar to the issue described above. Otherwise >> everyone else has been going along just fine. >> >> Any ideas on the problem and or things to check? I am currently >> generating stats with the ExMon util. TIA! >> >> Clients: >> Windows XP SP3 >> Outlook 2003 SP3 (11.8217.8202) >> >> Server: >> Windows 2003 SP2 >> Exchange 2003 SP2 (6.5 - 7623.2) >> >> -- >> ME2 >> >> ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ >> ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ > -- ME2 ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
