Re: Eudora mailbox TOC corruption - file too big and it crashes

On Nov 1, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Scot Hacker wrote:

>> Yes, the limit is 32,000 messages. Your only option is too split
>> the file into separate mailboxes. you can use command line formail
>> with the -s option, unless Eudora has also corrupted the mailbox.
>> Good luck, Mike

Also:

> Eudora is a superbly stable mail client. IF you keep your mailboxes
> small. I've been using my current Eudora Settings file since June
> 1999, through many different versions of Eudora. My Mail Folder is
> now 8.8GB, in hundreds of mailboxes, in dozens of folders.

... which is advice I think applies to ALL mail clients - cumulative
size is no problem as long as individual mailboxes don't grow too
large. But many users seem to have difficulty wrapping their minds
around the idea working with lots of mailboxes.

./s

--
Scot Hacker, Webmaster
Graduate School of Journalism
UC Berkeley
http://journalism.berkeley.edu
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