Blackberry-like device, MacOS X, and/or IMAP?

Bruce Dawson jbd at codemeta.com
Sat Oct 18 13:00:52 EDT 2003


On Sat, 2003-10-18 at 09:07, Travis Roy wrote:
> >
> > Over 1130 folders with over 65982 messages (I say "over", because this
> > is just the mail I've been concerned enough with to port into
> > evolution). As far as disk space, all I can say is that its over 1GB 
> > and
> > intermingled with a lot of other files.
> 
> I'm sorry, but how could you possible be required to keep so much 
> email? I have probably 200-250 messages in my saved items, and I like 
> to keep my inbox under 50.. Once my saved items starts getting bigger 
> then that I archive it to CD. Still easy to access if I really need it 
> and keeps my email lean and quick.

I think I'm the one who should be sorry. :-)

A lot of it has to do with clients. And oddly enough, I find myself
referring to it (and wishing I had some email from the 80's).

Besides, its part of my brain's hierarchical storage system. Happens
when one gets old. ;-)

--Bruce
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