Re: [Evolution] Evo memory use

[Cliff Wells <LogiplexSoftware earthlink net>]

On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 18:30, Not Zed wrote:
> evolution stores a subset of the headers of  every message of every
> opened folder in memory.
>
> if you have a shitload of messages in many folders that you've visited
> in the session, AND/OR are the source of vfolders (i.e. they are always
> open), then you will generally use a shitload of memory.  actully even
> new message filtering will open a folder, which even after it is closed
> will leave certain strings in memory (actually i'm not sure if the
> folder is flushed aftewards anyway).
>
> also note that mark all as read thing may not be a leak, if you have
> vfolders which are affected by such a change.  although i wouldn't put
> it past being a leak either.  what mail store are you using?  i think
> from memory maildir has an unbounded memory use problem if flags are
> changed, and rechanged, etc.

I'm using POP3 with local message store.  I'm not using any vfolders
other than the default "Unread mail".  However, I do indeed have a
"shitload" of mails in several folders ;).  Maybe my filters cause the
folders to be visited and that is the cause?

> indexing should have a bounded memory use, and it should only use a lot
> of memory if new messages are added, that memory gets freed afterwards,
> and the searches are a pretty low memory footprint.
>
> fwiw mines using around 80MB, with probably 60K odd messages in a dozen
> folders.
>
> i'd like to do some sort of archiving system at some stage, to support
> slow-access low-footprint folders, but currently there are no concrete
> plans for it.

That would be excellent.

> vfolders are also relatively greedy.

Maybe I should get rid of the "Unread mail" vfolder?  Would that be
recommended?

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