begin Ian Balchin quotation: > My debian-list folder in mutt has over 5000 messages in it despite > some weeding out. Pretty soon I shall have to go and make a coffee > while waiting for it to open. > > How many messages can be stored in that single file where they all > are? Doesn't the risk of corruption mean that one day I am going to > lose the lot (well, i would be really worried in windows).
There are three things that I do to handle this sort of problem: 1. Use maildir format so that each message is in a separate file, thus reducing the likelihood that a single error involving some message will wipe out the whole folder. 2. Only archive the most interesting messages locally for lists that have web-hosted archives. My debian-user folder currently has about 50 messages in it. 3. Change to a new folder every year for busy mailing lists for which I keep complete archives locally. Craig
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