marina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13/9/04 [dmy], Jerome wrote about [Subject] Re: Compressing E-mail: > >> I used to regularly compress/compact my e-mail database in Outlook Express > >> by holding down a key when opening the program. I can no longer > remember how > >> to do this. Can someone help me out with how to do this? > > > >if it gets too big it may be worth starting again with a new one and consign > >the old one to being an archive... when the M/S email databases get real big > >things start to run slow and not so reliably ... not sure what that 'big' > >size is with Outlook - think its about 4GB with Entourage for OSX and > >unlimited with latest version (in theory....)
In whatever Email program I've ever used, I always archive older email (say everything over 12 months age) to CD-R and then delete in from my HD. I do this once or twice a year (as well as regular backups every day - you can never be too careful!). That way my email database or folder (depending on program) never get's too bloated and unwieldy when searching, filtering, etc. I save everything and have email going back years. You never know when you might need that email from your boss or sister or an invoice for an online purchase from last February. These days with CD-Rs and DVD-Rs it's no extra hassle to archive the whole lot, and that's what I do. > If you are worried that your mail is becoming too big for Outlook to > handle, you might want to consider Eudora. Eudora can handle any number of > messages, mailboxes, personalities, anything. > > I personally find Eudora a lot more reliable and easy to use, too - but > here I might be biassed, having used it for many years. There are however > some excellent mailing lists for Eudora users - let me know if you're > interested. > > marina Personally I'd recommend MailSmith <http://www.barebones.com/products/mailsmith/index.shtml> from Bare Bones Software (of BBEdit fame) or even Apple Mail if your needs are relatively modest. Frankly 99% of the time I don't want HTML mail or send attachments so I actually use MacSOUP <http://home.snafu.de/stk/macsoup/index.html> which has wonderfully intuitive references based threading with a graphical representation of the thread at the top of the message window. This makes following conversations in mailing lists very simple and easy. MacSOUP does have a rather spartan interface, but you'll grow to appreciate it's simplicity and intuitive, uncluttered interface. I do keep a copy of MailSmith around for when I want to send attachments. If I absolutely need to view HTML email (urrgh!) using MacSOUP I simply save the email and add .html to the end of the name. Then I open it in Safari. Or if I receive an attachment again, I save the email and then drag it onto Stuffit Expander to extract the attachment. Again - simple and only a couple extra and very simple steps. Thus I work around the two disadvantages of MacSOUP and get to enjoy all it's wonderful advantages - threading, interface, powerful killfile and filtering. Plus lets not forget MacSOUP is also a top class USENET client, so if you haven't tried MacSOUP as a newsreader run, don't walk to the above web site and grab a copy to try out! It's the best newsreader for the Mac IMHO, and versions are available for System 7 through to 10.3.5. There's more info about it and other Mac email clients at the Mac Orchard <http://www.macorchard.com/>. Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. -- Outback Mac is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Outback Mac list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/obmac.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/outback.mac%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
