JD Austin wrote:
> 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 that are getting a bit outdated with Eudora and the new versions of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
>
Sheesh..
Its Firefox now ;)
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JD Austin
Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
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http://www.twingeckos.com
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