On Sat, 10 Aug 2002 12:10:41 +0200 Xavier Nodet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 19:49:00 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) Michael A > Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MAC> On Fri, 09 Aug 2002 20:08:47 -0400 David Casti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > MAC>> 1. How well does Mahogany scale? My current message store is more than > MAC>> 150,000 messages. > > MAC> If you sort or thread messages there is some delay when opening large > MAC> mailboxes. Since multiple level mailbox heirarchies are fairly easy to set > MAC> up, you should probably split the messages into several; by date if nothing > MAC> else. > > My largest folder currently has 2500 messages. It does not seems > a problem to me, using threading and sorting. If someone is used to the folder opening instantly, sorting and threading 150,000 messages might be a little annoying. It's up to them whether that's a real problem. > MAC>> 2. Is there a find command that works across mailboxes? The one under > MAC>> "message" seems to operate only within a single mailbox. Also, it returns > MAC>> by highlighting matching messages... not in a separate window, temp > MAC>> mailbox, or anything else that is easily browsable. > > MAC> Not yet. I have written a Perl script that can read multiple MBX and MBOX > MAC> mailboxes and can write a MBX mailbox which I've put into the heirarchy as > MAC> 'Search'. I'm not sure how soon this functionality will be internalized. > MAC> Patches welcome. > > it works in the CVS version. I guess it's time to start whining for a new Win32 snapshot. :}) Both David and I are using MS Windows. I don't have MS VC++ and have no plans to get it. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Mahogany-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mahogany-users
