On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 2:42 AM, Rob Mueller <robm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Squirrelmail on localhost:. very fast, in the blink of an eye, > > likewise with Outlook Express (perish the thought). > > > > So I guess it's Thunderbird. That sucks. I guess I'll take this to a > > Thunderbird forum. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Some > > days after troubleshooting everyone else's computer problems, there's > > nothing left in the tank for my own... > > These are a little old, but it's possible they still apply. The default > settings for Thunderbird IMAP handling with large emails with attachments > sucks... badly. > > http://bleedingedge.com.au/blog/archives/2005/11/waiting_for_thunderbird.html > http://bleedingedge.com.au/blog/archives/2005/11/speeding_thunderbird.html > http://bleedingedge.com.au/blog/archives/2005/11/making_thunderbird_fly.html The third link above was most to the point. Thank you. Thunderbird is a little better now, but I guess the simple solution (more of a workaround, really) is to use the 'offline' settings to avoid the crappy download performance. -- Jeff ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
