Re: [Evolution] expunge is very slow for me

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

If that's the behavior you want, perhaps you should be using the "Hide
Deleted Messages" option? ;-)

Jeff

On 17 Aug 2001 14:41:04 -0400, Andrew Smith wrote:
> Hmmm, maybe this is a good candidate for some lazy programming.
>
> Couldn't the expunge operation just hide messages from the folder views
> and wait to rewrite the mbox until we have closed down evolution?
>
> I only have 600 messages in my folders and it is painful to watch the
> expunge process tick along.
>
> -a.
>
> On 17 Aug 2001 14:08:53 -0400, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> > The expunge operation isn't affected by the numbr of messages as much as
> > it is affected by the size of the mailbox you are expunging.
> >
> > in order to expunge an mbox file, you must write all the messages that
> > are not to be deleted into a new mbox file and then move the new mbox
> > file over the old mbox file.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > On 17 Aug 2001 10:52:34 -0400, Andrew Smith wrote:
> > > I'm surprised that you are able to hit expunge after every deletion.
> > >
> > > Does anyone else watch the paint dry after hitting expunge?
> > >
> > > The status bar goes on about synchronizing folders, but this takes
> > > somewhere on the order of 8-12 seconds no matter how many messages are
> > > being expunged.
> > >
> > > -a.