Scott Haneda wrote: > Hello, I am running SquirrelMail 1.4.16, against EIMS Mail Server > which support IMAP. > > SquirrelMail is very slow at loading mailboxes. EIMS stores mail in a > single file, like UW IMAP server. If I telnet into the server, and > select a mailbox, one in which I feel it is not that large, perhaps > 3000 messages, I can get back a message count in under 3 seconds. > 3 seconds just to tell you how many messages there are. Now imagine how long it takes to fetch headers. > I have spoken with the developer, and he states that even though EIMS > does not support sort and thread, that should have no impact on > performance, and in fact it could slow it down. > Server-side sort is a huge win for webmail. On large mailboxes, it is pretty much a requirement. > What is the trick to speed up web email? Or, can anyone give me any > insight as to what my email server is doing wrong. Can someone give > me some rough select times on mailboxes that have a lot of messages in > them as well? > I have 2651 messages in a folder using Cyrus IMAP. SELECT returns instantly, the second I hit enter. Migrate to another IMAP server. I recommend Cyrus or Courier, although I also hear good things about dovecot. Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ----- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
