Re: [Evolution] Logging out of GNOME while Evolution is still open??

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 15:31 -0700, Evolution List wrote:
> So let me get this straight then....
>
> > > On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 01:24 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > > No.  This is by design.  GNOME (and KDE) use a "session manager"
> > > > to ensure that the DE remembers what is running, what docs are
> > > > open, etc, and if the app is session-aware, it will reopen to the
> > > > place where you left it.
> > > 
> > > hmm... according to http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19197
> > > there is no session management at all in evolution.
> > 
>
> Given that Evolution apparently has no SM capabilities then am I taking
> a risk to leave Evolution open when logging out in terms of potentially
> corrupting my email or should I first quit Evolution then log out?  
>
> Is there a definitive answer on this?  

You wont corrupt mail - in any storage format.

You probably wont even lose any e-mails you are editing, since they are autosaved fairly often.

You may lose 'unread' status and the like, for the current folder, as such information is only saved occasionally, e.g. after changing folders, or emptying the trash, etc.

You may end up with duplicate emails, if you were in the process of downloading pop mail.

You may also end up with evolution re-starting slowly, as it re-indexes/scans your mailboxes, if it was in the process of updating them when it shutdown (only happens if you're getting mail at the time).

In short, if evolution is quiescent, at worst you may lose which emails were read in the current folder.

I forcibly shut-down evolution very frequently (many times a day), and I have very few problems.  I'm using mailbox format.