Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261878AbTE2FVc (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 May 2003 01:21:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261904AbTE2FVc (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 May 2003 01:21:32 -0400 Received: from marstons.services.quay.plus.net ([212.159.14.223]:23501 "HELO marstons.services.quay.plus.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261878AbTE2FVb (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 May 2003 01:21:31 -0400 From: "Riley Williams" To: "Marc Wilson" , "lkml" Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.21-rc6 Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 06:34:48 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <20030529052425.GA1566@moonkingdom.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1155 Lines: 32 Hi Marc. > I just had mutt > freeze cold on me though for ~15 sec when > it tried to open my debian-devel mbox (rather large file) > while brag was beating on the drive. > > I used to get the same effect when I asked pine to open the Linux-Kernel mailbox on my system. I long since cured that by having procmail split Linux-Kernel mail into multiple mailboxes, one for each calendar week. The basic problem there is that any mail client needs to know just how many messages are in a particular folder to handle that folder, and the only way to do this is to count them all. That's what takes the time when one opens a large folder. Best wishes from Riley. --- * Nothing as pretty as a smile, nothing as ugly as a frown. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.484 / Virus Database: 282 - Release Date: 27-May-2003 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/