Barbara Needham wrote:
Tim Lapin on 9/21/07 said
Clearly, an email package with strengths in one place (eg searching) and
weaknesses in other places (eg smaller database sizes) needs to be put
into the context of the expected use.
Well, huge is anything that makes your database get "too big.'
And I do kind of disagree with your last point, since the strength of the
searching is the very thing that makes me want to keep all my mail
hanging around. I've been able to search easily and quote exact answers
from previous e-mails when necessary or useful. If I couldn't search it
all I might not bother keeping it!
I'm not sure as to which part you disagree. I never said you'd have to
give up searching. I'm saying that one of PM's noted strengths is its
searching capabilities. On the other hand, having a limit of only 2 GB
is clearly hurting some users. Most other apps offer at least 4 GB,
while a few others have a limit of 32 GB and at least one, Eudora,
seemingly has NO limit owing to its structure.
So, in that context, a limit of 2 GB is "small" and therefore a weakness
for some here. Furthermore, it seems to outweigh all the advantages
that PM provides for these users. Or, to flip your sentence on its
head: "If I can't keep ALL my messages at the ready to be searched, I
might not bother keeping it!"
As to your statement of "too big", again, I'm asking you to put some
numbers there. Specifically what is "too big"?. I'll add one more to
my initial list:
-- the email client starts thrashing in its attempt to manage its
database once it reaches "Z" MB in size. Not sure how that applies in a
UNIX environment but I mention it anyway.
