Michael, I feel and symphatize with your frustration. I do not have a solution, but I would like to add that the advise given by Marlyse and Christian (amongst others) is sound, and it describes steps that helped me out out problems. With respect to your remark that rebuilding the database looses messages by the thousands: I have never seen that. To that I would add, that I adopted the habit of storing old messages in iData Pro databases, because I found I hardly ever need those, and they do obscure the PM Find results a bit.
The only thing that could help is: -rename your ~/Libary/Preferences folder Log out Log in Try from there. I found that corrupted preference files from totally unrelated applications, that not even have to be open, sometimes create totally unexpected problems. Copy the necessary preferences back step by step to minimize loss of your settings. That helped me in several occasions, and at the very least it will speed up your system a bit. I hope you nail the problem! Mirko > schmidt systementwicklung sa: > >>I never experienced any mayor problems with the database. >>Neither in v3 nor in v4. >>Did you have considered that you might have a problem with your >> hard-disc? > > Yes, but I don't have a hardware problem. I always check my discs and as > I do Mac Support I'd say I know how to analyze and fix hardware problems > as well as logical errors. >>As it was necessary to do several low level rebuilds, I don't think this >>is a database issue. > Excuse me? Then what would it be? It is a database issue, alright. The > questions is: How do I fix this and prevent it from reocurring? > >>I guess you have a hardware problem and that one you won't solve by >>changing the mail client. > I already have Emailer and 500 MB DB. No problems there whatsoever. No > other app habe problems. > > My PowerMail folder is now black hole. I send a message and when the > filter moves it to there, it's gone. Reassuring, isn't it. > > > -- Mirko Kranenburg e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] "42"
