> The question that I have is, is there any need for main.uid or can I just ignore it?
It's the mail index file. Pretty much impossible for Imail to perform well without one. > I know that I can retrieve mail without this file Not exactly--it gets recreated if it does not exist, then it's used. The bottom line is that it is necessary for operation, but you don't have to generate or preserve it. But creating new ones on big MBXs is processor-intensive. Sandy Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
