AZ Pete wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm considering moving to Thunderbird as my email client on Windows.  
> Currently, I'm using Eudora 4.2 (very old) and it has served me well 
> for many, many years.  However, they're are some advanced features 
> that are getting a bit outdated with Eudora and the new versions of 
> Eudora are some kind of subscription based model, which I'm not fond of.
>
> Is there anyone using Thunderbird that can attest to how well it 
> handles *HUGE* size mailboxes.
> I have one mail box with approx 50,000 messages which is around 38Mb 
> in size.  This is the largest, but I have several mailboxes all of 
> which have several thousand messages each.
>
> Can Thunderbird handle this size without crashing?  Does application 
> performance suffer with many larges mailboxes?
> Since email is my life-blood, I must tread very carefully when 
> upgrading clients.
>
> Any input would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Peter

I have a simular setup, you didn't specify if you're using IMAP or POP 
(Im using IMAP).
I say just try it.  You can run both if you want to (grin).
I have rather large folders and files on my mail server and have never 
had an issue with Thunderbird.

What I particularly like is that my web browsing and mail is consistent 
across all the platforms I use now (Firebird/Thunderbird).

JD

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