>>>>> Hi, I am really new to squirrelmail. >>>>> I installed Squirrelmail 1.4.3a on a SUSE Linux 8.1, Apache 2.045, >>>>> php 4.3.7, talking via IMAP protocol to my Lotus Domino Server >>>>> 5.012, >>>>> located on another server in the same LAN (100 Mbps switched) Lotus >>>>> Domino DOES NOT support SORT extension (it is always frustrating to >>>>> work with Lotus Domino...) >>>>> >>>>> My mailbox contains about 2,000 messages in the Inbox, and has >>>>> several other folders. >>> >>> I've got around 10k messages in some of my mailboxes. What is the >>> setup of your mail server? (mail storage format, filesystem types, etc) >>> >>> I'm using Maildir with qmail on reiserfs and it takes about 5-10 >>> seconds to pull up my qmail mailing list folder, which has 9800 >>> messages >>> in it. That's not unreasonable for a webmail client, in my opinion. >>> >>> >>> I think your problem is not squirrelmail, it's elsewhere. >>> >> >> i have a couple a folders over 10k messages too, but when SM opens it >> the >> bincimap processes jumps to 100% cpu usage. that doesn't happen when >> thunderbird tries to open it. >> >> (without sorting because bincimap doesn't support it neither) > > ThunderBird does sorting on your own workstation. SquirrelMail does > sorting on webserver or on imap server. > > http://www.courier-mta.org/mbox-vs-maildir/ > > It is possible that some mailbox formats used by uw or bincimap are > faster, but i think they are not default ones.
bincimap uses only maildir ;) without server sorting i guess sorting might be done by php, but is the imap server which eats the whole CPU for a while. > Test 1.5.1cvs, get decent IMAP server or make sure that you are not using > client side filters. You can have Maildir based boxes in postfix or > sendmail installs. I think, only one configuration file has to be > modified. how stable is SM-1.5-CVS currently? are there *really* no weakly optimized parts on SM(1.4)'s mail retriving which can cause special overhead? ok.... i'll go and blame bincimap people ;) > As for Lotus Domino IMAP - it does not hurt to ask IBM about SORT > extension in Lotus Domino IMAP. You have paid for more than just nice > boxes. If IBM haven't implemented this feature in their current product > versions, they might consider implementing it in 7.x or they might provide > some tips about optimizing your imap server. bincimap plan to add SORT and threading on their next version (1.3) > -- > Tomas Alejandro ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com -- squirrelmail-users mailing list List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
