Re: [Evolution] expunge speed

[Ricardo Amadeo Contreras <aztlan2k yahoo com>]

On 17 Aug 2001 11:35:40 -0700, Dan Berger wrote:
> 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.
>
> So, the time taken in expunging a mailbox depends heavily the mailbox
> format.  mbox (still the default, though god knows why)

So this begs the question..., 

   Why is mbox the default mailbox format?

I can understand the advantages of using another mailbox format for 
expunge purposes, but are there also valid advantages for using mbox
instead of the others?  


Ricardo




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