On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Genes MailLists <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 08/10/2012 12:41 AM, gt wrote: > >> >> Why don't you guys try something like claws or sylpheed, if you are >> having problem with thunderbird. I have used claws a couple of times >> and I can say that it consumes minimal resources (for a graphical >> client). >> > > Unless lots has changed recently, Claws is not really a great replacement > for TB. In large part due to lack of html compose support (e.g. font control > and tables can be pretty darn important for some). Evolution might be, tho > it used to crash a lot - perhaps it has improved recently and is worth > trying again. > > I use a local imap server for local storage - even on my laptop - so I can > change email clients with zero dependence on any clients local storage > quirks. > > I am running TB 17 - one thing worth checking is to ensure GLODA is turned > off (edit->prefs->advanced->general). This has caused terrible cpu and io > activity for me in the past. > > On my laptop, while roaming, if i lose connections - then sometimes TB > re-checks and indexes things - which causes CPU spikes for a bit - but they > go away. Gene, your comment above about GLODA is an important one and one which quite a few people seem not to be aware of - when TB first moved to GLODA it was automatically switched on when updating TB from the previous version - and caused me lots of CPU spikes at the time, and indeed when it was re-indexing long periods of huge CPU usage - at that time (way back from the current time) I switched off GLODA permanently, and all the CPU usage issues went away - and I have never had any problems since - and have never switched GLODA back on! It might be an idea to try switching off GLODA and see if the CPU high usage issues remain or not - if they go away then the likely culprit was GLODA. -- mike c
