Re: [Evolution-hackers] Indexing of mail body? how it works?

[Chenthill <pchenthill gmail com>]

On Fri, 2011-05-20 at 13:27 +0200, Nicolas Michel wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I had used Ubuntu for some years. Some weeks ago when gnome 3 was 
> realesed I decided to switch to Archlinux.
> So I'm now with archlinux 64 bits - gnome 3 with gnome-shell and 
> Evolution 3.0.1-1.
> 
> A search on body-content is very very slow.
> 
> I have to say that I have a hudge INBOX : ~18500 mails (but it was not a 
> problem on Ubuntu).
> 
> So here are my questions :
> - is it because of the Evolution package on Ubuntu is patch with 
> something from canonical that increase the speed of search on body content?
> 
> - is it because of the newer version of Evolution? (3.0.1-1 on Archlinx 
> insted of 2.30 on the last Ubuntu I tested on)
> 
> - In that latest case, is it a regression and if yes, will you fix it?
> 
> - Or maybe I only have to install another package that will index my 
> Evolution's mail?
> 
> My only purpose is to be able to make search on body content as fast as 
> I did on Ubuntu. Even with 18500 mails, such a search took only a few 
> seconds on Ubuntu (2,3 or 4 seconds ; now on arch it takes 30-40 or 50 
> seconds).
Are your mails stored in local system folders or are they local folders
stored as mbox or maildir or do you have them on some server, cached
them using imap or pop ?

- Chenthill.
> 
> Many many thanks!
> Nicolas.
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