On Wed, 26 Dec 2001, mike ledoux wrote: > I'm not using IMAP, and that INBOX is one of the main reasons why I'm > not--I've yet to find an IMAP server that is capable of dealing with the > way I use mail.
s/use/abuse/ ;-) I question whether any mailbox with that many messages in it can really be useful. (As an active mailbox -- as an archive, yes.) > The UW-IMAP server is really bad with large (>50MB) mailboxes, > independent of client software. The UW-IMAP server is really bad, period. Rather like Sendmail, it appears to be the popular implementation more by accident than anything else. And being popular does mean implementing something else is harder. > The server is a PIII-700 with 1GB of ECC RAM that runs mail, news, and > web services for Suzanne and I, so it is likely that most of my > mailboxes live in cache most of the time. Okay then. I think that answers the question of why performance is not an issue! :-) > As I type this message the RSS of my mutt process is 3580, as reported > by 'top'. Not that it matters, but whether or not the mailbox is in the filesystem cache should have no impact the RSS of your MUA. :-) >> We've been considering Cyrus IMAP, maildir format, and possibly a better >> filesystem (ReiserFS, most likely). > > I don't know if ReiserFS solves the 'many small files' problem, but I'm > pretty sure I saw people on the mutt list complaining about > Maildir/ReiserFS being a painful combination in terms of speed. I suspect we will have to do some real-world testing, and likely try more than one solution, before we finally find what works best. I've found it damn hard to simulate mail usage accurately. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
