EF wrote: > > >> I guess (hope) the problem is not the size of the mailbox, but a "bad" >> entry that might result in a corrupted .msf. >> >> > A bad entry in the preferences or in the individual mail files? > good question. I thought of the individual mail file ... your inbox file for example (the one you need to remove it's msf file for in order to fix it).
> Ok, here's a bit more about my current setup that might help: > I have 7 POP accounts set up under the same Thunderbird profile. I've > had the same problem with (at least) three of my seven email boxes, > all of them the largest ones with the most messages. > I don't think the size of the mailbox should be much a problem. Otherwise there would have been more problem reports, because people tend to have huge mailboxes. > As part of my workaround that assumed that large inboxes caused the > problem, I moved my big Inboxes to other files/mail folders called > Inbox.2; new mail then went into an empty Inbox folder. I can merge > them back into one large Inbox, if necessary. > The Inbox.2 is still displayed as a folder? If not you should merge it back in and start to split that file in 2 pieces ... until you find the minimal mailbox that still causes this problem. > I need a bit more information about how you plan on finding which mail > causes the problem. If I start with brand new folders, we'll be > waiting for a couple of months for the problem to reproduce itself > unless I flood myself with email (?). Yes, don't wait for it. Merge the old mailbox (Inbox.2) in, so you it is broken for you again. After that try the first half of that file (move the rest to some backup file) and see if it still happens (e.g. remove msf, start thunderbird, stop thunderbird and start it again - still error?). If it does not, try the second half of your mailbox. Split the part that still causes troubles in two and go ahead the same way until you find the bad message. Cheers, Alexander -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
