Re: [Evolution] Sent file too large

[Erik Slagter <erik slagter name>]

On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 14:14 -0500, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 19:55 +0100, Erik Slagter wrote:
> > These messages are then stored into an evolution-specific format which
> > you cannot select and has nothing to do with mbox or maildir. 
>
> Yes, this was what I was getting at - is there a way to change Evo's
> INTERNAL mail storage format to Maildir.  I guess not.
>
> And yes, it does have something to do with mbox, in fact this
> "evolution-specific format" is nothing but (indexed) mbox AKA one huge
> text file with all the messages appended:
>
> $ head .evolution/mail/local/LKML
> > From linux-kernel-owner vger kernel org Thu Dec  1 01:08:16 2005
> Return-Path:
>         <linux-kernel-owner
> +rlrevell=40joe-job com-S1751607AbVLABHY vger kernel org>
> Delivered-To: vml_joe-job-rlrevell joe-job com
> Received: (qmail 4526 invoked from network); 1 Dec 2005 01:08:16 -0000
> Received: from unknown (HELO vger.kernel.org) (209.132.176.167) by viper
>         with SMTP; 1 Dec 2005 01:08:16 -0000
> Received: (majordomo vger kernel org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand
> id
>         S1751607AbVLABHY (ORCPT <rfc822;rlrevell joe-job com>); Wed, 30
> Nov 2005
>         20:07:24 -0500
>
> etc
>
> And THIS is the cause of Evo's scalability problems - it would be better
> if Evo *internally* use one file per message AKA maildir.

I don't see the problem if it uses an *index*.

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