A Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>> I created this bug for Seamonkey 2.20:
>>
>> Program is starting much, much slower.  First about 3 seconds of 100% CPU,
>> then it falls back in CPU use but does not progress.  Disk does not rattle
>> (no swapping).  When starting with -mail, after some time the accounts and
>> folders list appears but the message list area remains grey for about 10
>> more seconds.  Then program springs alive and works at normal performance.
>>
>> Tracing reveals no suspicious network activity.   Server (IMAP) is
>> connected OK.
>>
>> Testing with a different account and removing all .msf files hints in
>> the direction that the startup time is proportional to the number of
>> .msf files.  An account with only standard folders starts much quicker
>> than my own account, and after the removal of .msf files mine started
>> quicker as well.  However after the program is shut down and restarted
>> (now with empty .msf files as I have not yet visited all those folders)
>> it is just as slow as before.
>>
>> (Bug 903451 in BugZilla)
>>
>> It is confirmed by Ian Neal, but not much more info.
>>
>> It could be that it only affects IMAP users and it also looks like
>> it affects mainly users with many folders and/or multiple accounts.
>>
>> For me, it is a blocking problem in the rollout of this version.
>> But maybe there is a local cause that could be worked around...
>>
>> I wonder if anyone here has noticed it.
>>
>
> 6 x email account (1 Imap)
> one of the pop email accounts has 14 Inbox subfolders and a couple more 
> below them, others have less.  I hardly use my Imap account and it has 
> no subfolders.
>
> No problems starting SM.  I have always start with browser+mail.
> Sometimes after I terminate SM I have 100% CPU usage on one processor 
> and have to 'kill' it.  That started under SM 2.19 and has continued 
> under 2.20.  Linux x64.
>
> I have a performance monitor running all the time in one corner and 
> would definitely notice anything like this.

Maybe I should have mentioned: the problem occurs on Windows systems.
Reported on Windows XP and Windows 2008R2 Terminal server.

I have Linux at home with many folders and it does not happen there.
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